• njm1314@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    No, When It Was Written they were worried that US Army would be busy and the slave rebellion wouldn’t be able to put down without a local militia. That needs to be remembered every time this argument comes up. The Second Amendment exists because because they were afraid of slave rebellions. Patrick Henry in particular in this case.

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      3 months ago

      The idea that militias were solely for suppressing slave rebellions is patently wrong. If that was the case why would Vermont (a state that never allowed slavery) have had a militia.

      The Federalist Papers clearly painted their purpose.

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      3 months ago

      When It Was Written they were worried that US Army would be busy and the slave rebellion wouldn’t be able to put down without a local militia

      You’re thinking of cops. And yes, cops are not well regulated.

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        3 months ago

        Where do you think cops came from? They largely grew out of slave catcher Patrols. State organized groups of armed men, ie exactly what Patrick Henry wanted.

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      3 months ago

      That doesn’t even really matter to the point I was making.

      The 2nd amendment is the only one in the bill of rights to explicitly state the reason for it. And organized state militias don’t exist anymore. So it really doesn’t need to either.