Originally Posted by
Diogenis
....... If taking away the right for civilians to possess AR type assault weapons would be doing away with the 2nd Amendment why is taking away the right of civilians to possess the myriad of other weapons of war currently proscribed for civilian use not taking away the 2nd Amendment?
Seems to me under your definition the 2nd Amendment is already gone, repealed by the National Firearms Act of 1934.
It is very simple. The civilian version of the AR-15 is not a weapon of war. It is simply a semi-automatic rifle. The original, military, version was renamed the M-16. It is a select fire, fully automatic, rifle. Don't confuse the two as so many seem to do.
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