1. Ahistorical nonsense. The Second Amendment derived from the English Bill of Rights of 1689, which explicitly placed a right to bear arms among the traditional rights of Englishmen. The right was recognized in antislavery northern state constitutions. https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/05/second-amendment-slavery-nyt-piece-misleading-claims/ … https://twitter.com/nhannahjones/status/1267604715434639360 …
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2. Also, the claim that the militia was a non-factor in the Revolution is nonsense. Yes, militia was unable to act as a substitute for the Continental Army. But it was an essential force multiplier, without which the war would not have been won. http://baseballcrank.com/archives2/2013/02/politicslaw_the_4.php …
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3. You can tell that Professor Bogus op-ed is up to no good when it kicks off "The story begins in June of 1788." Also, this is misleading - compare to Sec 12 of Mason's draft (Sec 13 as adopted) http://www.virginiamemory.com/docs/VADeclaration.pdf … & https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/virginia-declaration-of-rights …pic.twitter.com/bPEtbBgfRw
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4. Mason's 1776 Declaration is, in fact, a crucial precedent for the phrase "a well-regulated militia," which it defined as "composed of the body of the people, trained to arms".
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5. Of course, it was Ida B. Wells herself who wrote, "a Winchester rifle should have a place of honor in every black home, and it should be used for that protection which the law refuses to give.”
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6. More on this nonsensehttps://twitter.com/NRO/status/1267931506686689280 …
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