Re: All or nothing for 2nd amendment


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Bottom line is just how many privately owned cannon were ever
used by a militia? How many frigates or warships existed in
private hands? One, two, a few? How many militia members were
expected to show up with them? If they had them, I assume that
they would be welcomed.....they were expected to show up with
proper rifles, shotguns or sidearms.

Read a little more history. Particularly on the period between
the French and Indian War and the Spanish American War.
Revolutionary and War of 1812 Privateers were significant in
number and caused enough loss to British shipping to force them
to the bargaining table. Remember the story of Washington's
retreat from Brooklyn, how the Marblehead regiment rowed the
Army out of harms way, well that regiment disappeared the next
year because so many of those seamen shipped on privateers. The
Civil War saw many "volunteer" regiments raised by private
individuals who recieved State commissions once the unit was
manned. That was similarly how Theodore Roosevelt raised the
"Rough Riders" although the Army commisioned him Lt. Col. and
placed Col. Leonard Wood in command with Roosevelt as his deputy
commander.

I didn't say that they didn't exist. I stated that common
militiamen were not expected to show up with them. The common
arms that the militia *was* expected to show up with were rifles,
shotguns and/or sidearms. The others were a bonus.


The main point is that no one was barred from owning cannon, rather
it was a matter of money.

A claim I have not made. I said that when reporting militia duty,
folks were expected to show up bearing arms in common use at the
time. That would be rifles, shotguns and/or sidearms. I said that
they were not expected to show up with cannon or frigates.


It was an adenda - not a criticism.

I know, but there are lurkers like LW and SK. ;) Hi, Steve.....



You msspelt loons.


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