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The 2nd Amendment for Dummies · Brett Keane and Eve Show

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  All right, little buddy, let's sit down and have a little chat
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  about the Second Amendment, because I see some people out
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  here struggling with it like it's some kind of ancient
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  treasure map written in pirate code.
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  It's not. It's actually really simple once
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  you stop overcomplicating it. So let's break it down in a way
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  that even a kid could understand.
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  What is the Second Amendment? Think of the Second Amendment
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  like a rule in the giant rule book of America, also known as
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  the Constitution. It's a special rule written a
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  long time ago that says people, yes regular people like you and
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  me, oh me, have the right to own and carry guns.
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  Now here's exactly what it says. A well regulated militia, being
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  necessary to the security of a Free State, the right of the
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  people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.
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  Wow, that's a lot of old school wording, but don't worry, I'm
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  going to make it super simple. This sentence has two parts,
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  kind of like a peanut butter and Jelly sandwich.
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  The first part, the peanut butter, a little extra flavor
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  but not the main thing, Is a well regulated militia being
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  necessary to the security of a Free State.
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  This part is just context. It's explaining why the right to
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  own guns is important. Back in the 1700s a militia was
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  just a bunch of regular people who could grab their guns and
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  defend their town if something bad happened.
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  They weren't full time soldiers, just normal folks who knew that
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  if bad guys ever come, they couldn't wait for the government
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  to come save them. Or the government was the bad
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  guy. Think of this like the intro to
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  your favorite superhero movie. You know, the part where they
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  explain why the hero exists, But the real action that happens in
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  the second part. The second part, the right of
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  the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.
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  Boom. That's the part that actually
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  matters. Let's break it down.
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  The right of the people. That means you and me, regular
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  everyday people, Not just soldiers, not just the
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  government, but the people to keep and bear arms.
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  Keep means own and bear means carry.
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  So regular people have the right to own and carry.
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  Guns shall not be infringed. That's just a fancy way of
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  saying the government can't mess with this.
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  It's not a suggestion, it's literally a command.
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  It's not up for debate, it's a straight up rule.
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  So let's put it all together, shall we?
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  Regular people have the right to own and carry guns, and the
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  government isn't allowed to take that right away.
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  That's it. That's the whole point of the
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  Second Amendment. Now what about that word
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  militia? See, some people get stuck on
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  the word militia like it's some kind of cheat code that cancels
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  out the rest of the amendment. If the Second Amendment only
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  applied to militias, then why does it say the right of the
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  people and not the right of the militia?
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  And before you try to say well the militia today is the
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  National Guard, no it's not. That's not what the militia
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  meant back then. A militia in the 1700s was just
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  regular civilians who could defend themselves.
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  And how did they defend themselves?
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  With their own guns. The founders didn't say hey only
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  the government should have weapons and you should just hope
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  they show up in time. The right belongs to the people,
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  not the government. That's the whole point.
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  The Second Amendment isn't complicated.
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  People just pretend it is so that they can justify taking
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  away gun rights. It protects the rights of
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  individual people. It guarantees you can own and
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  carry a gun, and it says the government can't mess with that
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  right. That is it.
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  That's the whole thing. So no more pretending like it's
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  some big mystery. You get it now.
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  And if you ever need to explain it to someone else, just tell
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  them this. The right to own and carry guns
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  belong to the people, and the government isn't allowed to take
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  it away. Simple, one thing for certain
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  and two things are for sure. Politicians and tech giants
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  don't want gun content to be recommended to you and we're all
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  fighting this cultural war together.
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  Now you can help do your part by liking, commenting, subscribing
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  to the channel, but most importantly sharing this video
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  with at least one person. Together we can stop the
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  suppression of our two way rights.