Second Amendment based on Slavery?

[Ms. Turquoise]

There is a book written by historian, Carol Anderson, entitled "The Second". In this book Ms. Anderson argues that the chief reason the 2nd Amendment was created was to help the slave masters keep the enslaved people under control. The southern colonists wanted this amendment more than the northern colonists, she says. She also said if the northern colonists hadn't agreed with this amendment, the southern colonists wouldn't have agreed to sign the Constitution.

 

[Confederate Soldier]

Considering that the federal government waged a financial war on the South and Slavery since nearly the beginning of the nation, this theory is certainly laughable.

 

[Manonthestreet]

After reading a short bio I'm inclined not to believe a word she says

 

[night_son]

There is a book written by historian, Carol Anderson, entitled "The Second". In this book Ms. Anderson argues that the chief reason the 2nd Amendment was created was to help the slave masters keep the enslaved people under control. The southern colonists wanted this amendment more than the northern colonists, she says. She also said if the northern colonists hadn't agreed with this amendment, the southern colonists wouldn't have agreed to sign the Constitution.

How racist of you . . . intimating early American black folk were largely violent criminals even way back then; so violent, in your intimation, that colonists needed guns to fend them off. Either way, thanks for the afternoon laugh.

 

[Confederate Soldier]

How racist of you . . . intimating early American black folk were largely violent criminals even way back then; so violent, in your intimation, that colonists needed guns to fend them off. Either way, thanks for the afternoon laugh.

Uh... No?

 

[night_son]

Uh... No?

Just a bit of reverse psychology on the OP. Whether or not she gets it . . .

 

[Calypso Jones]

oh boloney. More leftist revisionist history. The reason for the 2nd was that those early colonists faced such persecution for their religious beliefs and were harassed and attacked, tortured and killed by the government of those european countries that they did not want that to happen again. The 2nd was so that THE PEOPLE could protect themselves from an out of control gov't such as we have now. SO. i can see why the left is lying about this. They think they'll get more sympathy/empathy for revoking the second if they can get the mob to believe their bullshit. It ain't all about you, lefties.

 

[Billy_Bob]

More left-wing revisionist BS..

The Federalist papers make it perfectly clear that the reason for the second amendment was the right of the people to remove a tyrannical government. Just like they had just defeated to get away from...


It was not about hunting... IT was about protecting their GOD GIVEN RIGHTS from men..

 

[Calypso Jones]

where's the damn link? THIS is a clean start??

 

[Failzero]

2A / RTKBA allowed freed Blacks the right to weapons right after the civil war and during the Democrat Kluxer Zeitgeist from 1870s til 1986 ( Year the Knights of the Ku klux Klan was litigated outta existence )

 

[Confederate Soldier]

Just a bit of reverse psychology on the OP. Whether or not she gets it . . .

That's better, lol

 

[EvilCat Breath]

Guns were certainly not used against slaves. How ridiculous. Misbehaving slaves weren't shot. They were whipped with a sturdy leather whip. To really teach the cretins a lesson, they got the cat or cat o nine, a multi strap whip.

 

[EvilCat Breath]

When this country was founded guns were necessary for protection and to put food on the table. As enemy democrats like to point out guns are not effective against a government that can kill your children in a drone strike. What about when the government decides not to act. Blacks are rampaging. Sit this one out. That's when you need to take care of business yourself. Let the government take care of you and you end up with Uvalde.

 

[Hellbilly]

When this country was founded guns were necessary for protection and to put food on the table.

We survived for 15,000 years without guns.

 

[Failzero]

We survived for 15,000 years without guns.

Every one of those years had slavery as a common thing

 

[EvilCat Breath]

We survived for 15,000 years without guns.

We survived 15,000 years without apartment buildings, air conditioning, central heating, super markets and cars.

You cannot keep guns from anyone who really wants one. You certainly can't have mine.

 

[EvilCat Breath]

Every one of those years had slavery as a common thing

To be a slave is to be unarmed.

 

[Hellbilly]

You certainly can't have mine.

Nobody wants your guns.

 

[Failzero]

Nobody wants your guns.

Just Beto & Joe & Nancy & Chucky

 

[EvilCat Breath]

Nobody wants your guns.

Yaaayyy.