OPINION: The Second Amendment Doesn’t Shrink Beneath The Threat Of F-15s And Nuclear Weapons
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OPINION: The Second Amendment Doesn’t Shrink Beneath The Threat Of F-15s And Nuclear Weapons

Ian Haworth

In his latest splurge of nonsensical gun control rhetoric, Joe Biden raised eyebrows on Wednesday when he repeated his claim that the Second Amendment always limited both who could own a weapon and the kinds of weapons available and then appeared to threaten the gun owners by alluding to the U.S. military’s overwhelming firepower. 

“The Second Amendment, from the day it was passed, limited the type of people who could own a gun and what type of weapon you could own,” Biden said. “You couldn’t buy a cannon. [Those who] say the blood of the, the blood of patriots, you know, and all this stuff about how we’re going to have to move against the government.”

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