Friday, June 10, 2022 | 2 a.m.
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I get so upset when I hear President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and other members of the Biden team talk about people not needing an AR-15-type assault weapon because its sole purpose is to kill people, and that was not what was guaranteed by the Second Amendment.
First, that is not the sole purpose of the AR-15. Many Americans just enjoy taking it out to shoot at targets and improve their skill with the weapon that could be used to defend their homes.
Secondly, the militia language in the Second Amendment indicates to many scholars that the states that approved that amendment hoped their residents would keep a weapon to defend their new country should another country invade, or an uprising were to take place within their new state.
Well, the musket was the arms for war when that amendment was written, and semiautomatic weapons, including the AR-15, are the arms for war today. For that reason, if citizens want to be prepared for invasions or internal strife, the AR-15-type weapon is the most appropriate to own today.
I would wager that Ukrainians wish their country had a Second Amendment to allow citizens to own weapons to prepare to defend their nation.
