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Need to settle a 2nd Amendment argument. Could someone store a cannon in their barn in 1790?

by conradsymes

hatari_bwana

According to the FAQ on owning cannons, yes you could. See this response in particular:

When the Second Amendment was ratified, did the "right to bear arms" include the right of private citizens to own a cannon or any other weapon of war?