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Illinois Supreme Court finds assault weapons ban constitutional (abcnews.go.com)

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The Illinois Supreme Court found the state's assault weapons ban constitutional. It was passed after the Highland Park shooting last year.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

You don't even know what that means. It means "regularized", as in well trained and supplied. The idea was that having the populace be well armed would make it easier to muster a defense force in case of a conflict. "Because the state needs a well supplied and trained military force to remain free, the people have the right to own and carry armaments without restriction" would be the correct transliteration using the vocabulary of today.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

We have a standing army now, so yeah. About that. It’s an outdated amendment that only recently has been interpreted as zero restrictions.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It was interpreted as having 0 restrictions for 150 years.

You might find it outdated and useless, repeal it then.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

You do not know what you are talking about, or the laws around it and the interpretations of it changed in the 80s.

I will not argue with y’all gun weirdos. Have a lovely day.