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   >> And just like that Rudy wants to change the subject.   
   >   
   > Nope.  The second amendment came about because of slavery.  This is very   
   > well established by historians.   
   >   
   >>   
   >>> Delaware, Georgia, and South Carolina had already ratified the   
   >>> Constitution   
   >>> while Virginians were flapping their gums and feeling important. In   
   >>> fact, nine   
   >>> states had ratified the Constitution before Virginia was done. The   
   >>> United States   
   >>> existed.   
   >>>   
   >>>> ...  The northern states were not going along with slavery.  The second   
   >>>> amendment was the compromise that allowed us to ratify a founding   
   >>>> document.   
   >>>   
   >>>> And nothing more.   
   >>>   
   >>> Enough states had already ratified it; Virginia wasn't needed.   
   >   
   > False.   
   >   
      
      
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