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Since this Constitutional Amendment is so often debated without the text in front of you, here it is:
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
Since the current iteration of the Supreme Court is so focused upon history, let us explore the history of this Amendment.
The Founding Fathers were adamant against having a standing army. Too many times despotic rulers used standing armies to wage wars of their convenience as well as used their “troops” to oppress their own people. (Yes, gun nuts, real tyranny.) So, there was not supposed to be a standing army in this new country under this new constitution.
So, the historical basis for the Second Amendment is now baseless. It has no foundation, no justification, none.
So, what happened when the nation needed to…
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