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CO: Do we really need assault weapons for self-defense?
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But legislatures, subject to judicial review, should be free to distinguish between the sorts of guns that are suitable for self-defense and those which exceed the requirements of self-defense, and which are regularly used to spread terror and anguish throughout the land.
In 2013, Colorado banned ammunition-feeding devices over 15 rounds. In 2020, Rocky Mountain Gun Owners challenged that regulation, but the Colorado Supreme Court upheld it. “The overwhelming evidence demonstrated that limiting magazine capacity to 15 rounds does not significantly interfere with the core of Coloradans’ … rights to bear arms in self-defense,” the justices wrote. |
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Where in the Second Amendment do you get the idea that it is primarily about self-defense?
You lefties like to keep bringing up the explanatory clause that mentions the 'well-regulated militia' when you erroneously think it benefits you (because you think the militia is something we have to actively join), but that clause does not mean what you think it does.
Militia weapons are by definition weapons of war, and we're all in the militia by virtue of being Americans. If called upon, we are expected to show up with our own military weapons that we are disciplined and practiced with ("well-regulated," in other words).
Not only are weapons of war protected by the 2A, but in fact they are the only weapons that are (US vs Miller, 1939). |
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