This paper explicitly mentions the Federalist papers you referred to, in case it interests you. Not a long read.

Nothing amazing unfortunately since I haven’t spent much time trying to convince people, but here are a few quick things that should help to get started:

I wish the Federalist and Anti-Federalist papers were required reading for all Americans. Most people have no idea where our political differences came from even that far back much less to the differences in theory dating back to Rome and Greece. Obviously, great legal minds have made solid arguments both ways at this…

Of course, we don’t typically see the left with military style gear, protesting the government.

Without much fanfare?

I guess it goes back to that old quote:

I already addressed your point about “guns won’t work against the military” in another comment so I will save doing that again, but I will point out that wearing a mask while advocating for a relaxed quarantine isn’t necessarily hypocritical. These people aren’t saying COVID isn’t real or that no one should take…

It’s not about winning a direct firefight and I trust that you are wise enough to understand that already. How well do you think it would go exactly if the government started gunning down peaceful protesters because they were carrying a rifle in a place where that is legal? Luckily for us, Democratic governors have…

I appreciate you, bro. I doubt we will see eye-to-eye here either though. Look into prefatory and operative clauses in legal writing and perhaps the way it is written will make more sense.

It is certainly a protest centered around “empowerment”, but I don’t think it was truly threatening. I’m actually involved in North Carolina politics so I can speak specifically to the gun-wielding protesters there, not Michingan, but our sergeant-at-arms weren’t actually nervous about violence. There are and have…

The militia question and the wording/grammar arguments over the 2nd Amendment are what makes it a difficult issue, right?

The Founding Fathers were elites who didn’t like to hear from plebeians either, I agree.

Even many liberal politicians (with a law degree) admit it’s unconstitutional. LA County’s top attorney repealed the prohibition before the (politically elected) sheriff re-implemented it. Democratic governors have resignedly allowed them to continue sales even in places where they have said to shut down. Now that the…

Malcom X liked to use guns for protest...

I’m bad for wanting black people to be armed?

What do you think the purpose of the 2nd Amendment is if not to be able to hold the government accountable?

You know, it’s possible to simply have a different opinion than you. You constantly call me names and malign my motives yet I am exceedingly polite to you. I go out of my way to respond fully and respectfully which is the opposite of trolling.

I would love a response, yes. I’d like even better for a back and forth on here with Michael or someone else and the gentleman running the minority-focused gun group I’ve mentioned on here. A liberal, but ardently pro-gun black attorney and Mr. Harriot would make an interesting conversation and be a side of black…

I disagree, but would love to hear the Supreme Court rule on that so we would have clarification. I feel confident that the Court would find them to be protected.

You are one of the smartest writers on the internet so I know you didn’t miss these realities, but rather ignored them...that’s a disappointing break from your usual pieces which stand out for both their humor and their honesty.