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"Are you against the second amendment?"
No, I am not totally against the second amendment! What I am against however is the fact that there have been no changes to it since its original drafting, to actually define the term "arms".
When the second amendment was first drafted, firearms were no more than single shot pistols and rifles which had to be reloaded after every shot. That fact alone would have made mass shootings as we see so widely today, totally impossible.
The second amendment should be changed. Otherwise one day (perhaps not far off), some mad man is going to come up with a micro-nuclear firearm, and claim that under the constitution, it is his "right" to carry it. Really? If you truly want your family and kids to be safe, you will do all you can to make sure that day never happens. Changing the constitution now would be a great first step.
In the 1700's, didn't people own canons?
Perhaps so, but they sure did not carry those canons around with them, nor did they qualify as concealed weapons.
Did they even have concealed weapons or was that never a real thing?
Did they even have
Concealed weapons or was that
Never a real thing?
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Of course not! That's the whole point! When the second amendment was originally drafted, none of today's deadly weapons were available, or even comprehended. And that same argument can be used to justify changing many aspects of the constitution, not just the second amendment, and the right to bear arms. In short, the constitution is seriously outdated and should be rewritten so as to be more in line with society of today, not the one which existed in 1787. You cannot step into the future if you leave one foot firmly planted in the past.
Did they not have canons?