Originally Posted by TakuanSoho

You keep stepping back like that Patriot, sooner or latter you are going to fall on your ass.

The argument is specious. It ignores the multitude of other arguments made at the time supporting both states rights and the 2nd amendment, and instead focuses on on minor argument in an attempt to taint the entire supporting argument. 3rd grade tactics. Was slavery a consideration in some states. Probably, but as others pointed out, militia concerns existed in states with no slavery, and even those to whom it was a concern had many other reasons for supporting it.