kinda like what radical reactionary (R) state legislatures have been doing with ...

dang · on Dec 9, 2022

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edgyquant · on Dec 9, 2022

Please point to unconstitutional laws that were passed and sustained in spite of these.

sofixa · on Dec 9, 2022

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Izkata · on Dec 9, 2022

> What types of Arms? Does a tank fit in an Arm? What about a kamikaze drone?

This was written in an era of mercenary warships (see: "privateer"), so yeah, as written it includes all of that.

arrosenberg · on Dec 9, 2022

Privateers generally had a letter of marque from an actual government, otherwise they were just pirates. If gun owners need to get a letter of marque from their state government to own arms, I think the gun control people would be on board...