edit- follow up question
“a well regulated militia”. since the amendment was passed, and since the US has a military, has there even been a militia? would you trust your random neighbours loading up and marching against something? or would you expect law enforcement to crush it?
seems like the amendment has become “the locals can have guns and murder each other”. Nothing to with a “militia”; or defending your country.
The country was founded on armed rebellion, and the framers recognized it might be necessary again in the future, so they enshrined the right to an armed populace almost immediately.
There was also the very real possibility the Native Americans, the French, the Spanish, the Portugese, or some combination thereof would invade.
does that apply today?
I don’t recall claiming it did
Its called a follow up question
Are you 14? Because it seems like you are posting here for the sake of picking a fight, rather than understanding anything.
The people responding to you are explaining the commonly accepted rationale for and history of the second amendment in an attempt to help you understand it. You seem to be taking this as full throated support of it, which I doubt many people here have.
are you american?
It’s a rhetorical question being asked in bad faith. Stop playing games and state your point, if you have one.
Ok ill restate my question.
is there a risk of invasion from france etc?
Have you tried stating your opinion one way or the other, since your questions clearly indicate you have some thoughts of your own on the matter, instead of sealioning people with “just asking questions”?