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Originally Posted by driveway
I understand why the framers of the US Constitution decided to include the 2nd amendment when they did. I also understand why people feel so strongly that it is a right worth protecting.
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I haven't really followed this debate very closely, but whenever I read that argument the thing that always comes to mind for me is one of the quotes on the walls at the Jefferson memorial in D.C.:
Just makes it seem terribly ironic that you occasionally see people try to justify their right to own a gun in virtue of the intentions of founding fathers.
I realize I'm begging the question in thinking it's ironic, but it's still what comes to mind for me.