Originally Posted By: olivant
When it comes to the 2nd amendment, there's plenty of evidence that its drafters and ratifiers would countenance its sanction of Americans owning a bazooka or even an automatic weapon. The father of our Constitution James Madison as a member of the Virginia legislature even proposed a Virginia law that would have placed constraints on hunting weapons.


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Thank you, Olivant. That's all I've ever tried to convey on this matter. The Second Amendment was originally drafted when "The Redcoats were comin." In a time that pre-dated automatic weapons. It needs retooling. Desperately.


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