Right wingers love talking about the "original intent'' of the founders of the constitution, so what did they mean by the word ''arms"? Usually it's difficult to know what was going through somebody else's mind, especially if they've been dead for 200 years, but in this case it's easy; when they used the word "arms" they were thinking of muzzle loading muskets and single shot flintlock pistols, they most certainly were NOT thinking about AK-47s and Glock automatics with 17 round magazines. So the Second Amendment says anybody can buy a muzzle loading musket or a flintlock pistol, but if you want something a little more powerful you're going to need a license and to get a licence you're going to have to have a need for such a devastating weapon and demonstrate some degree of competence and responsibility in its use.
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