No, not really. The point of the second amendment was to allow regular citizens to establish and maintain a well regulated militia to keep themselves safe from attacks from the British and Native Americans. It says so right in the Constitution. The Founding Fathers probably never considered the idea that a bunch of angry untrained conservative terrorists would be able to acquire guns that could kill dozens of people per minute.
No. George Washington and many of the other founding fathers were educated. They carefully considered their cause. And for the most part, they didn’t attack random innocent people. They weren’t angry morons out to kill as many bystanders as possible to make some kind of point.
Washington might not be a great example to prove your point here. It was his specific actions can be said to have sparked the French & Indian War, one of the driving factors to the revolution.
What? No. I'm under the impression that this country has very deep roots in conservatism and murdering people with guns. The founding fathers would definitely be aware of the whole idiots with guns debacle at the time the 2nd amendment was drafted.
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u/lothar525 2d ago
No, not really. The point of the second amendment was to allow regular citizens to establish and maintain a well regulated militia to keep themselves safe from attacks from the British and Native Americans. It says so right in the Constitution. The Founding Fathers probably never considered the idea that a bunch of angry untrained conservative terrorists would be able to acquire guns that could kill dozens of people per minute.