"Bob" wrote in message
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Excellent idea. I have argued the same for years when it comes to the
right to keep and bare(sic) arms as the constitution originally intended:
All firearms are banned EXCEPT smooth bore flint locks.
Now that is one I would support!
Idont know my firearm history that well. Maybe cap and ball is more
accurate, yes?

Arms can mean any arms. Swords, for example. Bows and arrows, cudgels. Note
it does not say anything specifically about firearms. Arms include any and
all arms up to and including future arms. The key word, though is "bear." To
bear is to carry. This means you have no right to cannons, rockets, tanks,
battleships, etc. Get it?

Wilbur Hubbard