Comment on Whats the point of the 2nd amendment
Nemo@slrpnk.net 3 weeks ago
The country was founded on armed rebellion, and the framers recognized it might be necessary again in the future, so they enshrined the right to an armed populace almost immediately.
Dookieman12@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
There was also the very real possibility the Native Americans, the French, the Spanish, the Portugese, or some combination thereof would invade.
breadsmasher@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
does that apply today?
Dookieman12@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
I don’t recall claiming it did
breadsmasher@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Its called a follow up question