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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
If we're going to get Socratic, I have more questions for club:
(1) Do we construe the Second Amendment in accord with the framers' understanding? If so, why doesn't that mean that the right to bear "arms" only applies to flintlock rifles and the like?
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No, I think intent is hog wash. I just look at the words on the page.
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(2) Do average citizens have the right to bear flamethrowers, grenades, and other infantry weapons? If not, why not?
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Seems to me that those would be necessary for a well-regulated militia, so I guess the answer is yes.
