That constitution was written 250 years ago, after a war. Those people lived in different times, wilder times. How does their opinion matters today?

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mionhe 5 days ago | parent | next [-]

"Wilder times" is an interesting description of the early days of the country. When I look around at the violence the last several years (mass rioting, looting, uptick in murder pretty much everywhere, etc. etc.), I feel like that description applies pretty well to our times as well.

That being the case, I would say their opinions and beliefs are pretty important to the current national climate.

	▲	slightwinder 5 days ago \| parent [-]
		> "Wilder times" is an interesting description of the early days of the country. Wilder, in the sense of less Organization, less infrastructure, slower transportation and communication. People had to protect themselves, because there was nobody around who could do it. But today, the majority of people can be reached in a matter of minutes. > When I look around at the violence the last several years (mass rioting, looting, uptick in murder pretty much everywhere, You don't understand that guns are the major reason for this?

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baby_souffle 5 days ago | parent | prev [-]

It was also written at a point in time when the absolute peak of firearms technology was a musket.

The logic behind the 2nd amendment doesn't hold once Uncle Sam has nuclear tipped icbms and I'm not allowed to have them. I'm also not allowed to have tanks or rocket launchers or even high rate of fire Gatling style guns.

To paraphrase, "if you think the 2nd amendment is what's keeping the government off your back, you don't understand how tanks work"