yesman@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 2 days agoThe 2A keeps the government afraid of it's citizens.lemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up1512arrow-down19
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minus-squareNeilBrü@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoI am an American “person of color” who owns firearms (at home; I live in the Netherlands currently). Here’s the exact verbiage of the 2nd Amendment: A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. Interpret that as thou wilt; we’ve been arguing about it since about 1791. For what it’s worth, I’d amend the amendment to include this snippet from Marx, just to confuse us all even more: Under no pretext should arms and ammunition be surrendered; any attempt to disarm the workers must be frustrated, by force if necessary.
I am an American “person of color” who owns firearms (at home; I live in the Netherlands currently).
Here’s the exact verbiage of the 2nd Amendment:
Interpret that as thou wilt; we’ve been arguing about it since about 1791.
For what it’s worth, I’d amend the amendment to include this snippet from Marx, just to confuse us all even more: