• UltraGiGaGigantic
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    2 months ago

    When It Was Written they were worried that US Army would be busy and the slave rebellion wouldn’t be able to put down without a local militia

    You’re thinking of cops. And yes, cops are not well regulated.

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      2 months ago

      Where do you think cops came from? They largely grew out of slave catcher Patrols. State organized groups of armed men, ie exactly what Patrick Henry wanted.