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albert992

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6. 2nd Amendment

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Mon Apr 28, 2025, 04:05 PM

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I hadn’t realized the 2nd Amendment was all about organized militias and not just personal self-defense. Makes sense that back then they were more worried about keeping a small country safe without a big army.

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Second Amendment and the Federalist Papers [View all] edhopper Monday OP

The biggest reason for it was to protect against a slave uprising Jerry2144 Monday #1

They wrote the Amendment because of a slave uprising sarisataka Monday #2

No. They did it on fear of one happening Jerry2144 Monday #3

Read a law review article many years ago about cachukis Monday #4

It's hard to say context as other state constitutions at the same time worded it as an individual right Amishman Monday #5

True edhopper Monday #7

but if we're talking context for an originalist interpretation, it's an equally valid consideration Amishman Monday #9

I think, to your point edhopper Monday #11

2nd Amendment albert992 Monday #6

The Bill of Rights was an effort to correct the "sins of our fathers" jmowreader Monday #8

Agreed, but you're leaving out one very important point... AntiFascist Monday #10