Comment on Whats the point of the 2nd amendment
Nemo@slrpnk.net 4 days 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 4 days 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 4 days ago
does that apply today?
Dookieman12@piefed.social 4 days ago
I don’t recall claiming it did
breadsmasher@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Its called a follow up question