mrsemi

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[โ€“] mrsemi@lemmy.world -3 points 8 hours ago (3 children)

The amendment was actually added at the insistence of slaver states to ensure they would have well armed militias to hunt down escaped slaves and put down any slave rebellions.

[โ€“] mrsemi@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (5 children)