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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.
Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:
- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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No it isn't and it never was. Go read it. It's about defending the state from invaders. Wars at the time we're mostly fought with militias, especially for more poor or smaller nations, like the new United States at the time. We didn't have a standing professional military for a while, so our military was solely militias, and as such they should be legal and trained, hence the 2nd amendment.
I largely support (safe and with training) gun rights. They're protected by the 9th amendment, whether the 2nd does or not. It's just this blatantly incorrect repetition that the 2nd amendment is about something that isn't written in it is crazy. It's really short and pretty clear. I feel like no one supporting this idea has actually ever read it, or at least hasn't considered what it actually says.