Does the 2nd Amendment give individuals the right to revolt? | The Tylt
Does the 2nd Amendment give individuals the right to revolt?
Donald Trump jokingly said that if Hillary Clinton were to put in anti-gun judges, only "second-amendment people" would be able to do anything about it. While the second amendment does not guarantee a right to revolution, many people think it does. What do you think? Is there a right to revolt?

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Does the 2nd Amendment give individuals the right to revolt?
A lot of people perceive the second amendment as a check on government tyranny.
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The problem is that the constitution does not guarantee that right.
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The quote that many people point to for an argument that the founding fathers meant for the second amendment to be a check against tyranny is fake. In the article above, Garrett Epps proves it.
Well, the quote above might be fake, but this one is legit and also suggests that the people have a right to refresh the "tree of liberty .... with the blood of patriots and tyrants."
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In fact, the courts have made smaller rulings that provide precedent against such use of arms. Article: tylt.it/Afj55g
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Some people are even calling “second amendment remedies” seditious. Every time they’ve been used in the past, they’ve been deemed as such (See Whiskey Rebellion, Civil War).