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Originally Posted by Temporaryscars
I'm sure they were worried about both, but the second had nothing to do with foreign tyranny. Jefferson said this many times (to be clear, I'm not saying Jefferson said THAT, but read his writings, it was domestic tyranny that kept him up at night).
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Jefferson was pretty introverted (not jingoistic in today's phrase, but for back then) in his view of other world countries. If you look at things like Washington's farewell address, he warned against factions tearing apart the country and government through violence. I think the argument can be made both ways, but I still think the practicality of having an armed public was the most important, or atleast a very large, factor in the 2nd Amendment. Either way, I think it needs to be taken with a grain of salt today.