• kent_eh@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    Does that “strict originalist” view extend to the “well regulated militia” part of the 2nd ammendment?

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      1 year ago

      Certainly doesn’t apply to the “secure in their home and persons” part when it comes to limiting police.

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      1 year ago

      Yes, it does.

      The way the amendment reads is that the people must be armed in order to form militias to ensure the states stay free; it does not tie the requirement of arms to a militia.

      This is backed up by many statements by the founding fathers who state one of the core components to keeping America free from a tyrannical government is an armed citizenship willing to act, compared to Europe, where the citizenship is disarmed.