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Genuine question: where in the 2nd amendment does it talk about tyranny? I’ve seen so many people talk about it but I’ve never actually seen it mentioned
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Anonymous 5w

“being necessary to the security of a free State”

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Anonymous 5w

“Tyranny” isn’t a word that appears in the amendment, it’s a discussion topic in relation to the 2A. States have historically had a habit of subjugating its citizens to a spectrum of violence, necessitating the 2A in our constitution.

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Anonymous 5w

The 2nd amendment is about states keeping a “well-regulated militia”, so people shouldn’t be able to own firearms unless they’re actively in military service

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Anonymous replying to -> blue__wave 5w

That’s wildly up to interpretation tho no? Like couldn’t it just mean have citizens be armed so they can defend our nation from invasion, not necessarily tyranny. I guess it’d include that, but it’s not explicitly for that

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 5w

However, the NRA has had a habit of using tyranny as a red herring to distract us from the truth, which is that the US government won’t pass comprehensive common-sense gun laws bcuz they’d rather us buy as many guns as we can to settle disputes and off each other than organize as workers to stop their bullshit.

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 5w

What are these subjugations you’re mentioning? Like the wars between states or individual actions by state forces to the population?

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 5w

I mean everything in the constitution is up for interpretation.

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 5w

But that’s where people derive it from that and some historical context.

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Anonymous replying to -> blue__wave 5w

Isn’t it the supreme courts jurisdiction precisely interpretation, not any executive or legislative authority?

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 5w

I mean kinda, the Supreme Court doesn’t interpret every new law unless it goes through our court system.

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 5w

And reaches them.

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Anonymous replying to -> blue__wave 5w

We should just let ai decide what the constitution means and forget we ever cared to consider otherwise

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 5w

It’s a wide spectrum, from subtle coordinated violence like redlining to more atrocious acts like the Kent State Massacre. The long and well-known history of how the US has treated Native Americans. The 1985 MOVE bombing in Philly.

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 5w

I mean ai literally trained on us so it’s not gonna give a better opinion lol

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 5w

Unfortunately

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Anonymous replying to -> blue__wave 5w

Not yet

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Anonymous replying to -> blue__wave 5w

Once we hit agi or asi it’ll be lights out for politicians

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 5w

Either bc they shut down the power grid or they make them obsolete I’m not sure which is worse/better tbh

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