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[–] [email protected] 8 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Well, they can read the bit about the “right to bear arms”, but the part involving a “well regulated militia” makes them confused and angry.

[–] shplane 2 points 5 hours ago

The irony is that the right to bear arms is a literal amendment to the constitution which the founding fathers did intentionally to set a precedent for future leaders to change and update the constitution. Conservatives who act like strict constitutionalists just completely miss the point of the bill of rights and their favorite amendment to have guns