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johnwilliamson062 · December 31, 2012, 06:14 PM

A number of people who wrote the Constitution and Bill of rights personally owned weapons capable of killing 30 people in one shot. Given that undeniable fact, I think they probably considered the possibility of someone having that sort of firepower.

December 31, 2012, 06:14 PM	#86
johnwilliamson062 Senior Member Join Date: May 16, 2008 Posts: 6,098	A number of people who wrote the Constitution and Bill of rights personally owned weapons capable of killing 30 people in one shot. Given that undeniable fact, I think they probably considered the possibility of someone having that sort of firepower. __________________ $0 of an NRA membership goes to legislative action or court battles. Not a dime. Only money contributed to the NRA-ILA or NRA-PVF. Of course, you could just donate to the Second Amendment Foundation I was feeling pretty good, then I looked around and realized I am not swimming or on fire.