So then, that goes back to the original intent of the 2A. It's intended to give the populace a chance to fight back against an oppressive government. This is literally what the Taliban did, and now we're in negotiations with them, rather than having simply wiped them and their entire ideology off the face of the earth. Functionally, them having weaponry to defend themselves worked, and speaks volumes to the capacity of an armed citizenship, even with our multi-billion dollar weapons platforms.
STOP WITH THIS COMPLETELY BULL SHIT NARRATIVE!!!
For fuck's sake all it does is make you gun nutters look crazy.
Do you know why the argument that the founding fathers wanted a mechanism to "fight back an oppressive government" is total and absolute bull shit?
Because the GOD DAMN CONSTITUTION says the exact opposite!
From the constitution:
Article 1 section 8 paragraph 15
"To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress
INSURRECTIONS and repel Invasions;"
Do you know what an insurrection is?
Definition of insurrection
: an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government
So do yourself a favor along with your fellow gun nutters and stop using that argument.
As an aside: did you notice the use of the word militia? Does it sound like they were referring to ordinary citizens who happened to be armed? No? Not enough for you? How about in paragraph 16:
"To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the Militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of the Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress);"
Does it sound like the word "militia" was being used to describe ordinary, armed, citizens? No?
Well then this whole paragraph certainly doesn't mean what you gun nutters thinks it means then does it?
"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
Its a states right issue. Not a personal issue like that federalist society member, scalia, made it up to be.