CNN’s Gagliano: The Founders ‘Could Not Envision’ an 18-Year-Old Buying ‘A Weapon of War'

[CCTelander]

Amazing, this guy never heard of the "child" soldiers of the Minutemen, who all were expected to have their own infantry capable weapons ready to muster along with themselves.

No, what they would find amazing is not that they could buy weapons, but that they could not buy beer.

It's quite possible that what the Founding Fathers really could not envision was the very existence of an FBI, or of a Special
Advisory Agent thereof who would be so unpardonably ignorant, or irredeemably corrupt as to make such an assinine statement.

[donnay]

The Founders envisioned standing armies. That's why all these alphabet agencies are unconstitutional.

The FBI was warned about this kid and did nothing. Hegelian Dialectic--Problem, Reaction, Solution. It's all about control and the Founders did in fact envision this.

[Brian4Liberty]

Amazing, this guy never heard of the "child" soldiers of the Minutemen, who all were expected to have their own infantry capable weapons ready to muster along with themselves.

No, what they would find amazing is not that they could buy weapons, but that they could not buy beer.

One bad law leads to and justifies another. Amazing how that works...

[Dr.3D]

So the Brown Bess wasn't a weapon of war?

[pcosmar]

So the Brown Bess wasn't a weapon of war?

Brown Bess was the mas produced British Army weapon. A smooth bore musket.

Kids in the colonies had highly accurate rifles.

[Dr.3D]

Brown Bess was the mas produced British Army weapon. A smooth bore musket.

Kids in the colonies had highly accurate rifles.

Still the point is, it was a weapon of war and I'm sure 18 year old kids could buy one if they wanted one.

The CNN chap was absolutely wrong in his statement.

[Feeding the Abscess]

He says, exercising his first amendment right to free speech that was written on parchment.

[Raginfridus]

If the revolutionaries knew what we would become, they certainly would NOT have bothered.

[pcosmar]

Still the point is, it was a weapon of war and I'm sure 18 year old kids could buy one if they wanted one.

The CNN chap was absolutely wrong in his statement.

CNN is $hit.. but that's redundant.

[Raginfridus]

I think @Dr.3D is British. References to British guns, calling a dude "chap"... if I had a third clue that would go here.

[pcosmar]

CNN is $hit.. but that's redundant.

and an 18 yr old can still buy one..

Providing they are not a Prohibited Person.

[oyarde]

If the revolutionaries knew what we would become, they certainly would NOT have bothered.

I really do not see how they did not realize it . They risked everything over a few taxes . Put themselves in charge and came up with more taxes .

[Dr.3D]

I think @Dr.3D is British. References to British guns, calling a dude "chap"... if I had a third clue that would go here.

Now you are insulting me by placing me as a citizen of that 3rd world country?

[Raginfridus]

I really do not see how they did not realize it . They risked everything over a few taxes . Put themselves in charge and came up with more taxes .

I mean the people fighting, the actual revolutionaries.

Especially knowing they'd never get paid.

[Ender]

He says, exercising his first amendment right to free speech that was written on parchment.

That was made of hemp which is now illegal.

[oyarde]

I mean the people fighting, the actual revolutionaries.

Especially knowing they'd never get paid.

Oh , that had to be a combination of no good sense and just wanting to shoot some redcoats. LOL

[Raginfridus]

I'm surprised there aren't as many stories of looting from the Revolution as there were out of the Civil War. The Tories got plundered, but our armies had virtually no pay for a few stretches. Even when paid a commission, it was standard for soldiers to rob. Generals had to make dying worth their time.

[Dr.3D]

CNN is $hit.. but that's redundant.

But alas, that's what this thread is about.