Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-04-03 15:56:28 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: D79FD219B57D647BF8F711268941937F84B80BACC7BD6A0776B557BDF7D9582C
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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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