The Founding Fathers Would Merit Altering the 2nd Amendment

First place: Even though some Federalists/founding fathers didn't want (/wanted a different wording) the 2nd amendment the majority of people in the Continental Congress did agree and signed it. Second place: It wasn't INTENDED to change with the times, New political philosophies, And modern philosophies. The Founders conceived of the Constitution as a perpetual contract by and between the several states and including the People as parties. A contract does not "morph" with time. It's provisions remain unmoved by years or changes in fashion or public sentiment. As an example: a deed is a type of contract. Perhaps the deed on your house which you inherited from your grandfather, Which was drawn up in 1875 ( a long time ago) described your West property line as being from a certain monument, Thence North 0 degrees West a distance of 500 feet. That's your deed, Your land, The distance is immutably fixed. Anyone who can read English at the second-grade level can understand it. You would think it outrageous for a neighbor to tell you " I need 50 more feet to build a swimming pool in my backyard where it butts up to your West property line. Your deed is old and needs to change with the times; lets "interpret " the clear words ""500 feet" as really meaning, In these modern times, "450 feet" ; that way I have space for my pool. " You would see this new ""interpretation" as attacking YOUR rights-your neighbor, By word twisting is simply planning on stealing YOUR land. Thats why the American Left and certain politicians since Woodrow Wilson, Have argued vigorously for the bizarre concept of the " Living Constitution; they can pretend to honor it but can twist it by "reinterpreting" the plain words to mean anything they want in favor of their current policy desires. Second Place; The idea that the Second Amendment just covers muskets and " surely the Founders didn't think of faster firing weapons " is ludicrous. The Founders were smart men. For this argument to even pretend to have merit, You must have me believe that they were idiots. They saw enormous advances in technology during their life times and they would have to have been absolute fools to believe that technology in any area would remain static. One earthshaking example- the naval chronometer of 1761, Allowed for precise navigation and surveying, Because accurate timekeeping was ( and is to this day) critical for celestial observation calculations of Longitude. Prior to that time, Because small clocks weren't very accurate, Long distance navigation was a by guess and by God crapshoot, With 50 mile errors not uncommon. James Watts steam engine of 1769 was well known, The submarine was invented by David Bushnell in 1776, He had offered this secret weapon to the Continental Navy. One of the Founders, Namely Ben Franklin had contributed to the advance of technology personally. He designed the Franklin Stove as a more efficient, And easier to install and maintain, Home heating system-to replace open fire places. He is also credited with creating bi-focal glasses. Franklin received a Royal patent in 1752 for the Lightning Rod. Thomas Jefferson was engaged in scientific agriculture, As was George Washington. Back to guns- As well educated and informed gentlemen, The Founders no doubt knew of The Puckle gun, A type of revolving quick firing cannon. This celebrated arm had been demonstrated to the Royal Navy in 1722. The breech-loading and thus much faster firing Ferguson Rifle had been employed by the British in the War for Independence, A few had fallen into American hands. Multi shot air guns, While uncommon, Were commonly known-Thomas Jefferson as President, Sent one on the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The Founders used the term "Arms " quite advisedly; they wanted the Second Amendment to be universal in Application and perpetual in its effect. They believed the ability of citizens to have arms little if any inferior to that of the regular paid soldiery was a bulwark against tyranny. Read George Mason. Tenche Coxe said ""their swords and every other terrible implement of the soldier, Are the birthright of an American". A ""birth right" is fundamental and only death removes it. It does not ""dissolve with time", Nor is " every other terrible implement of the soldier" restricted in time. It will cover a Star Trek phaser in some distant future. Thirdly: I find it again LUDICROUS that someone who is offering an opinion on a computer over a radio on a Wi-Fi network is confident that what he says is protected by the First Amendment because the First Amendment has advanced to cover not just printing presses but modern TV, Telephone, And radio and the Internet. That someone then makes the straight faced argument that the Second Amendment does not cover modern light infantry weapons because its old and does not cover new technology but Is limited to flintlock single shot muskets.