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Re: The Founding Father Who Told Americans We Have A Right To Military Weapons 

By: monkeytrots in CONSTITUTION | Recommend this post (1)
Tue, 23 Apr 19 3:46 AM | 1381 view(s)
Boardmark this board | Constitutional Corner 		Msg. 21941 of 21975
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>> Does the right include so-called "assault weapons?"

Absolutely - and I would go MUCH MUCH FURTHER - ALL weapons, short of nukes, that the military and police have access to - INCLUDING ALL THEIR SAME TYPES OF AMMO.

There can be little doubt of this - private ownership of cannons was protected in the 'early days' - including the best gun powder, bullets, lead, cannon ball, iron nails and other ammo.

So the next time someone argues about 'assault rifles' not existing, just tell 'em that you'll go the 'naval 21 gun salute' route that private ships had in that day or yore.




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The Founding Father Who Told Americans We Have A Right To Military Weapons
By: Beldin in CONSTITUTION
Mon, 15 Apr 19 9:51 PM 		Msg. 21939 of 21975

http://dailycaller.com/2019/04/15/natelson-military-weapons/

Does the Constitution's right to keep and bear arms apply to everyone? Or only to law enforcement and the National Guard? Does the right include so-called "assault weapons?"

A newly published document from America's founding offers a clue.

When interpreting the Constitution, judges and scholars consider what people said about the document around the time it was adopted. Writings by the Constitution's advocates explaining its meaning to the general public are particularly helpful, because Americans relied on those explanations in deciding to ratify the document.

The most famous writings of this kind were penned by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay and collected as "The Federalist." But there were many others. Among the most important were newspaper op-eds produced by Tench Coxe.

Few people know of Coxe today, but during the founding era he was famous. ...

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