Also you were also wrong. Even the lib Wa Post and Politifact acknowledge that.houndawg wrote: ↑Sat Jun 03, 2023 5:35 amI didn't say anything about the 2nd amendment precluding anything. I said they wanted to avoid the expense of keeping a standing army and I also mentioned that "keep and bear arms" didn't extend to heavier weapons back then either.GannonFan wrote: ↑Fri Jun 02, 2023 11:14 am
Not entirely true. There are several Federalist Papers (#8, #24, as well as #46, including both Hamilton and Madison) that talk about standing armies and none of those sources say we should not have a standing army nor that the 2A precludes them. In fact, those sources argue for the presence of both a standing army and a floating navy, albeit moderate-sized to do the defensive job as you indicate and not large enough to pose a threat to the individual states. I do agree that 2A absolutists, though, have misinterpreted the amendment.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics ... ownership/
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2 ... ndment-li/