"They had no vision of the M-16, AK-47, etc. "
They also had no vision of the Internet.
So, obviously, the First Amendment only applies to quill pens and manually-operated printing presses. Right?
"The statement of the 2nd Amendment begins with, "A well regulated militia...""
If the First Amendment had read "A well-educated legislature being essential to the governance of a free state, the right of the people to keep and read books shall not be infringed" you would argue, what? That only well-educated people should have books? That only the legislature should have books?
No, you wouldn't. Neither would anyone else, because that would be a contrived and nonsensical interpretation of the language.
They also had no vision of the Internet.
So, obviously, the First Amendment only applies to quill pens and manually-operated printing presses. Right?
"The statement of the 2nd Amendment begins with, "A well regulated militia...""
If the First Amendment had read "A well-educated legislature being essential to the governance of a free state, the right of the people to keep and read books shall not be infringed" you would argue, what? That only well-educated people should have books? That only the legislature should have books?
No, you wouldn't. Neither would anyone else, because that would be a contrived and nonsensical interpretation of the language.