No, the second amendment was written to ensure the ability of the people to defend themselves against any and all threats, including the military of their own government in the event a tyrant turns the military against the people, and as such the people are granted the right to bear arms, not pistols, not small-bore rifles, not pitchforks, but arms, any arms, including the mythical and highly arguable definition of "assault" weapons.
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