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willottica1 year, 3 months ago

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"If the founders meant to confer an individual right to bear arms, why did they begin by highlighting how important a citizen militia is to a free state, and conversely what a danger large standing armies (like we have today) pose to liberty?"
I think the author intended this as a rhetorical... but it's not, there's a simple answer.
They conveyed the importance of a citizen's militia precisely because they knew this particular right would need defending. They knew that some lawmakers over the years would take issue with people having and carrying weapons. And wanted to ensure that there was sufficient reason laid down that the Amendment would not be stricken at a later date.

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  Natureboy1 year, 3 months ago
  
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  OK, let's approach this with historical context. When Jefferson wrote that the tree of liberty must be regularly watered with the blood of patriots and tyrants, to what activity was he referring? (hint, he made this remark in connection with the pardoning of the leader of a peasant rebellion)
  I would suggest that when weapons are possessed only by the police and the military, that tree will wither in the ensuing drought, and the only blood spilt will be that of those brave or foolish enough to dissent.
  
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