daveman
Diamond Member
At the time the 2nd was written, slavery was legal and women couldn't vote.Not that I think it was about anything but Militias, but let's pretend we are in National Rampage Association crazy land...
This is a Revolutionary War Era Musket. It could fire 2-3 rounds a minute in the hands of a trained infantryman. Accurate to only about 100 yards.
This is a AR-15 Bushmaster.
It can fire 45 Rounds per minute, and has a maximum effective range of 450 meters.
Now, before one of you mutants gets on here and tells me, "Well, the First Amendment never considered Television", you are right.
And we don't treat Television like the printed press. There are restrictions on what you can broadcast, when you can broadcast, and who can broadcast. More to the point, the Television industry largely self-regulates. they don't put commercials for Trojan condoms on The Hub kiddie network.
I'll just go ahead and assume you support those as well.
What do they have to do with the 2nd Amendment?
You want part of the contemporary circumstances of the Constitution, you get all of them.