…with this perspective on our Founding Fathers’ grant of the inalienable right to bear arms:
They didn't have assault rifles in 1791 when the 2nd amendment was passed. Arms – specifically, guns – as they existed at the time of the ratification:
Guns in 1791 WOULD
* ...be made by a gunsmith.
* ...have rudimentary rifling.
* ...be single-shot weapons.
* ...be loaded through the muzzle.
* ...fire by means of a flintlock.
Guns in 1791 WOULD NOT
* ...have interchangeable parts. (Popularized in 1798)
* ...be revolvers. (Invented in 1835)
* ...be breachloaded. (Popularized in 1810)
* ...use smokeless powder. (Invented in 1885)
* ...use a percussion cap, necessary for modern cartridged bullets. (Invented in 1842)
* ...load bullets from a clip. (Invented in 1890)
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