Weekend Special Episode 2. Gun Control & The 2A

Both dominant positions in modern ongoing disagreements concerning the Second Amendment and the constitutionality of firearms restrictions tend to ignore the deeply-rooted history and philosophy that predated the structure and intent of the Second Amendment. Critically, the Second Amendment was instituted as a solution to Congressional control of state militias, effectively creating a national army. The Second Amendment was a natural and logical extension of natural rights theory concerning the right to life, and with it, the right to defend and preserve that life. There was no discussion at the Founding or after about firearm restrictions and no notion that the Federal government should ever have the authority to do so.

In the modern discourse, stats are selectively chosen, and deceptive language adopted in order to push a false narrative maligning the United States as a country rife with violent crime and firearm homicides. None of the proposals being presented would rectify any of the presumed issues at play; perhaps most alarming, the restrictions being presented on rifles seek to apply 1968 handgun laws to rifles. However, an examination of all of the data surrounding firearms and their usage in the United States defeats the common narrative and highlights the absurdity of current proposals, beyond their anti-constitutional roots. This leaves one to question the motivation behind these laws if they would have no impact on firearm homicides and mass shootings. Potential answers are also explored in observance of the historical record, both within and without the United States.

Similar arguments are also presented on www.1787Project.com: https://www.1787project.com/post/the-danger-of-meme-argumentation

Useful TimeStamps:

4:00 - Purpose of 2nd Amendment to Balance Congressional/National Army

15:35 - Separation of "Militia" from "citizens" and "People"

24:00 - The Essentialism of Armed Citizenry to Healthy Governance

42:00 - History of Gun Confiscation in America

53:00 - 2A and Natural Rights

1:00:00 - Racist History of Gun Restrictions

1:11:00 - Contemporary Gun Restriction Debates & Misinformation