Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-04-04 16:17:36 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: E6597318906C3604962A2A3719E9F625ADC277BD6F68C30E335D294B1485FB89
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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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