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		fortuna86 on May 11, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The ACLU Has Lost Its Way You forgot keeping their slaves in line, that was an important part of gun rights (who could and more importantly couldn't own guns).

rayiner on May 11, 2022 [–]

You forgot the part about it dating to the English bill of rights of 1689, a country that never had slavery on its shores and no non-whites to oppress.

fortuna86 on May 14, 2022 | [–]

England did not and does not have a 2nd amendment.

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