Muskets to AR-15s: Weapons of War or Enemies of Tyranny?
Many people simultaneously claim to support the Second Amendment while insisting the federal government should be able to ban “military-style weapons.” These are actually mutually exclusive positions. In fact, the whole purpose of the Second Amendment was to ensure...
Refuting 12 Common Claims Against the Right to Keep and Bear Arms
Critics of the Second Amendment often highlight the state of technology in which it was written insofar as firearms were concerned. At the time, one-shot muskets and rifles were cutting edge military weaponry for the typical soldier. The argument goes that if the...
What Does the Word “Arms” Mean in the 2nd Amendment?
Previously I’ve examined what the phrase “bear arms” meant in the Second Amendment. The evidence makes it obviously clear it referenced both military and civilian use of weapons. But what did the word “arms” mean at the time? Today the word “arms” refers collectively...