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In reply to the discussion: Replacing white people to kill gun rights [View all]gejohnston
(17,502 posts)51. said no scholar ever
at least one who actually studied the issue. If you ever read late 18th century and early 19th century literature, you will find that such dependent clauses are common. The reason the NFA imposed the, then, large transference tax instead of banning the weapons outright was because the sponsors thought a ban would be overturned.
Claiming it is a collective right is logically inconsistent for a couple of reasons. One, in every other use of "the people" is for individual right. Two, the concept of collective right is antithetical to the Enlightenment, and hence liberalism in general. The concept simply didn't exist.
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You have a very fertile mind and great skill finding souces rife with confirmation bias
Surf Fishing Guru
Nov 2015
#74
The NRA and accomplices managed to change the reading of the Second Amendment...
Human101948
Oct 2015
#8
"...articles written by noted politcal analysts Chuck Norris, Pat Boone and Charlie Daniels."
beardown
Oct 2015
#22
Gee, SecMo, someone was complaining in ATA 'bout using RW sources in gun discussions.
Eleanors38
Oct 2015
#17