"The MAGA court made their decision to gut voting rights just in the nick of time for Louisiana Republicans to postpone the scheduled primaries to slice and dice voting maps."
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
The intent is pretty clear. It’s been muddled by idiots through history, but it’s obviously to have militias armed, trained, and ready for when an enemy attacks. At the time, most nations relied on militias for their military. Professional standing armies were reserved for the wealthiest nations, and even they usually supplemented them with militias. The USA was a new nation of farmers. It did not have the budget to have a professional military. They wrote the 2nd amendment clearly for this purpose.
This isn’t to say people shouldn’t do what the charlatans have said it’s for. Obviously they should if/when it’s needed (not making a claim about now, that’s for the reader to decide).
I also support gun rights, though I think they should be more regulated and require training and safe storage. The 9th amendment protects this.
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The intent is pretty clear. It’s been muddled by idiots through history, but it’s obviously to have militias armed, trained, and ready for when an enemy attacks. At the time, most nations relied on militias for their military. Professional standing armies were reserved for the wealthiest nations, and even they usually supplemented them with militias. The USA was a new nation of farmers. It did not have the budget to have a professional military. They wrote the 2nd amendment clearly for this purpose.
This isn’t to say people shouldn’t do what the charlatans have said it’s for. Obviously they should if/when it’s needed (not making a claim about now, that’s for the reader to decide).
I also support gun rights, though I think they should be more regulated and require training and safe storage. The 9th amendment protects this.