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<blockquote data-quote="BillM" data-source="post: 3791444" data-attributes="member: 45785">Luke 22:36, in the KJV &quot;Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.&quot;And:Matthew 10:34, also KJV &quot;Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.&quot;I think he&#039;d prefer a bolt gun myself. Pretty sure he was into precision. Nor am I fond of AR-15&#039;s, or M-16&#039;s, myself. I do not, OTH, think banning them is a good idea. AR&#039;s and the semi-auto AK;s are not weapons of war. Heck, I think folks who want full-auto guns should be able to have them, if they can afford them. They are not &quot;Assault Weapons&quot; either. My 1903 Springfield is more of an assault weapon. &quot;Arms&quot; has a specific meaning in the Constitution, however. Any arm, or armor. Knives, cannon, guns, swords, and body armor are all covered. &quot;Nobody needs magazines that hold 30 rounds.&quot; Jonathan Browning, was making and selling magazine fed flintlocks in the 1830&#039;s with a bar magazine that held from 5-25 shots, depending on the buyer&#039;s preference. About 40 years after the Constitution was ratified.&nbsp; Puckle Guns were patented in 1718, in testing one was able to fire 63 shots in a 7-minute period, or 9 rounds per minute. A good musketeer of the time could fire 2-5 rounds per minute. High capacity, high rate of fire. That was about 90 years before the Constitution was ratified. Anyone who thinks they would not have adopted the AR-15/M-16 if it were available has no clue how folks in those days appreciated their weapons.&nbsp; &quot;Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.&quot; Attributed to William Tyndale, Thomas Jefferson, &amp; Ben Franklin, among others.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BillM, post: 3791444, member: 45785"] Luke 22:36, in the KJV "Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take [I]it[/I], and likewise [I]his[/I] scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one." And: Matthew 10:34, also KJV "Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword." I think he'd prefer a bolt gun myself. Pretty sure he was into precision. Nor am I fond of AR-15's, or M-16's, myself. I do not, OTH, think banning them is a good idea. AR's and the semi-auto AK;s are not weapons of war. Heck, I think folks who want full-auto guns should be able to have them, if they can afford them. They are not "Assault Weapons" either. My 1903 Springfield is more of an assault weapon. "Arms" has a specific meaning in the Constitution, however. Any arm, or armor. Knives, cannon, guns, swords, and body armor are all covered. "Nobody needs magazines that hold 30 rounds." Jonathan Browning, was making and selling magazine fed flintlocks in the 1830's with a bar magazine that held from 5-25 shots, depending on the buyer's preference. About 40 years after the Constitution was ratified. Puckle Guns were patented in 1718, in testing one was able to fire 63 shots in a 7-minute period, or 9 rounds per minute. A good musketeer of the time could fire 2-5 rounds per minute. High capacity, high rate of fire. That was about 90 years before the Constitution was ratified. Anyone who thinks they would not have adopted the AR-15/M-16 if it were available has no clue how folks in those days appreciated their weapons. "Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God." Attributed to William Tyndale, Thomas Jefferson, & Ben Franklin, among others. [/QUOTE]

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