Originally Posted by Fleming_Ave
Originally Posted by Serpiente


When white folks don’t like status quo we send in someone to turn it upsidedown and send it back 30 years .... be careful the next time it may a arms situation .


Serp, I believe the Second Amendment is there so you could protect home and family, or hunt for food, not to overturn an election that didn't go your way or shoot/threaten political opponents.

The 2nd Amendment is there so private militia's can be as well armed as the military to oppose tirany. Theoretically, the founders essentially believe that private citizens should be able to own fighter jets and tanks. Now, that isn't how it has been applied since the inventions that reshaped modern warfare (automatic guns, tanks, aircrafts, missles). The founders never envisioned as strong a central government that currently exists, with a massive military. I'm not saying the 2nd amendment should be enacted in how it was meant to be created. But, it wasn't primarily about hunting or protecting your property from other individuals within the states, it was about militia's being formed to oppose a tyrannical government such as England's rule over the colonies.