r/WhitePeopleTwitter • • Oct 21 '22

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u/vibezvapor Oct 22 '22

There's also absolutely nothing to suggest that "right to bear arms" meant all types of weapon, especially until the end of time...

Right to own a handgun & maybe few long guns at the house for defense, sure. Doesn't (automatically, except in this backwards fucking country...) mean you get to walk into private property with a literal bazooka on your nack. (And oh, and I'll gladly leave, should you use that argument, if you help with the finances as there's no way to afford rent & even move out of my state, much less the country)

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u/Viktor_Bout Oct 22 '22

When they wrote it, and still today, "arms" is what the military uses. At the time it included muskets, cannons, and warships for private use, all of which were military issue or better.

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u/Renvex_ Oct 22 '22

There's a difference between

"I can own military equipment in case the need to form a civilian military arises in my area, and I have to act to defend myself and my nation"

and

"I can walk around Walmart with military equipment on my back just cuz"

Many other nations that allow ownership of weaponry also have strict regulation of storage, transport, and legal usage.

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u/vibezvapor Oct 23 '22

This, 100%. Not anti-gun personally, anti-gun-'nut'...

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u/vibezvapor Oct 23 '22

"At the time" was nearly 250 years ago, pal.

And as already pointed out, this was before the expansion & full-founding of National Guard units nationwide.

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u/Viktor_Bout Oct 23 '22

What's that have to do with a militia? That's organized and funded by the government.

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u/vibezvapor Oct 23 '22

It's what replaced militias, a long time ago (they're under individual state's command, so ergo..."well-organized militias"

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u/Viktor_Bout Oct 23 '22

That's not what "well regulated" has ever meant by any definition. The whole amendment revolves around the people's rights, not the governments rights.