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Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND
Ben:
We should have the right to bear arms, 100%. There should be a limit though, IMHO
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2A is not about duck hunting or any other "sporting purpose."
It is first and foremost an individual right guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution to enable citizens to rebel against a tyrannical government.
If the occasion calls for it ... I'd rather be rebelling with 30 round (standard capacity mags) rather than 10 rounders.
The Kentucky rifle, instrumental in helping colonialists prevail over those nasty Brits, was the assault weapon of its day.
The founding fathers today wouldn't blink at the private ownership of polymer frame striker-fired semi-automatic pistols with detachable magazines or repeating rifles with detachable magazines.