Comment on Whats the point of the 2nd amendment

• Dookieman12@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  gatling guns weren’t invented until the 1860s

  And the first piece of gun control legislation was passed in 1934

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  • cattywampas@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Tommy guns were invented in 1918 and used widely in organized crime in the 20s. I bet that had a lot to do with it.

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    • valar@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Wiki says

      The ostensible impetus for the National Firearms Act of 1934 was the gangland crime of the Prohibition era, including the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre in 1929, and the attempted assassination of President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933

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• Dead_or_Alive@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Repeating rifles existed back then. The founders being well read would have been aware of their existence. Some of these repeating rifles were in use on the frontier. The Girardon air rifle could shoot 20+ rounds and was famously used by the Lewis and Clarke expedition.

  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girardoni_air_rifle

  arizonadailyindependent.com/…/multi-shot-assault-…

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