Illinois Gov: Founding Fathers Would Not Support ‘Constitutional Right to an Assault Weapon'

[Swordsmyth]

I found out the other day the the Oath Keepers thought Trump was going to call them up as his presidential militia. (Sad they put that much trust in that man). Some are planning on using this legal argument in their criminal defense. But..here's the more interesting thing I found out. The militia statute:

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/246

(a)The militia of the United States consists of all able-bodied males at least 17 years of age and, except as provided in section 313 of title 32, under 45 years of age who are, or who have made a declaration of intention to become, citizens of the United States and of female citizens of the United States who are members of the National Guard.
(b)The classes of the militia are—
(1)the organized militia, which consists of the National Guard and the Naval Militia; and
(2)the unorganized militia, which consists of the members of the militia who are not members of the National Guard or the Naval Militia.​

AFAIK that law has never been repealed.

The Constitution mandates that Congress shall arm the militia.
Where is my M-16/M-4?

 

[TheTexan]

"I don't want to change your mind or argue with you, but I don't want to share a country with you either" - MM

 

[Contumacious]

Illinois Democrat Gov. J.B. Pritzker: Founding Fathers Would Not Support ‘Constitutional Right to an Assault Weapon’

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/...-support-constitutional-right-assault-weapon/

AWR HAWKINS 5 Jul 2022

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) reacted to the Highland Park parade attack during a Monday press conference by suggesting America’s Founding Fathers would not support a “constitutional right to own an assault weapon.”

Pritzker tweeted a video of his comments on the attack, saying, in part, “Our Founders carried muskets, not assault weapons, and I don’t think a single one of them would have said that you have a constitutional right to an assault weapon with a high-capacity magazine.”

In another portion of his comments Pritzker said, “It does not have to be this way, and yet we as a nation, well, we continue to allow this to happen. While we celebrate the Fourth of July just once a year, mass shootings have become … our weekly American tradition.”

The muskets used by the Founding Fathers–the muskets they used to defeat the British military and secure freedom–were very much like the military-issue muskets British Redcoats used when shooting at colonists and members of George Washington’s forces.

Illinois Democrat Gov. J.B. Pritzker: Founding Fathers Would Not Support ‘Constitutional Right to an Assault Weapon’

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/...-support-constitutional-right-assault-weapon/

AWR HAWKINS 5 Jul 2022

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) reacted to the Highland Park parade attack during a Monday press conference by suggesting America’s Founding Fathers would not support a “constitutional right to own an assault weapon.”

Pritzker tweeted a video of his comments on the attack, saying, in part, “Our Founders carried muskets, not assault weapons, and I don’t think a single one of them would have said that you have a constitutional right to an assault weapon with a high-capacity magazine.”

In another portion of his comments Pritzker said, “It does not have to be this way, and yet we as a nation, well, we continue to allow this to happen. While we celebrate the Fourth of July just once a year, mass shootings have become … our weekly American tradition.”

The muskets used by the Founding Fathers–the muskets they used to defeat the British military and secure freedom–were very much like the military-issue muskets British Redcoats used when shooting at colonists and members of George Washington’s forces.

The ignorant stupid F U C K is a lying sack of s h i t - colonists owned cannons and artillery equipment.