Debate Resumes!.

Back in June I invited Alex, a commenter at this post at Ian Hammet's Banana Oil!, to join me here at TSM for a debate on the right to arms.

Well, things occurred, work interrupted, etc., and we weren't able to carry the discussion very far. I'm a bit recharged (though still pretty damned busy) and Alex has a short window of opportunity before he gets buried in work again, so we're going to take another shot at it. I've sent him another invitation to rejoin me here, and asked him to answer this question to begin the discussion:

What did the Second Amendment mean when it was ratified, and does it matter today?

We'll see where this goes!