Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-04-03 22:01:09 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: D7240D3FDC02664EA34D7A9DDB65A0524B7F7E31690641849C185A37AD5CB1E7
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Original Note:
The Second Amendment was formulated in the context of the American Revolution. The founding fathers authored it to provide common defense as well as a buffer against tyranny https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution-conan/amendment-2/historical-background-of-the-second-amendment Defensive uses of firearms number between 50k and 3M a year https://datavisualizations.heritage.org/firearms/defensive-gun-uses-in-the-us/
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