LEWISTON, ME—In the hours following a violent rampage in Maine in which a lone attacker killed at least 16 individuals and injured numerous others, citizens living in the only country where this kind of mass killing routinely occurs reportedly concluded Wednesday that there was no way to prevent the massacre from …
  • @yata@sh.itjust.works
    English
    0•8 months ago

    The 2nd Amendment is from 1791, decades after the US had become an independent country. So you can’t blame this one on the British.

    • @lud@lemm.eeEnglish
      0•8 months ago

      I don’t think they blamed the British. They just explained their theory as to why the colonists could take control.

      • @yata@sh.itjust.works
        English
        1•8 months ago

        As with most problems in the world (prove me wrong), it can be traced back to British colonialism.

        I don’t think they blamed the British.

        You may not think so, but your reading skills leaves something to be desired.