Yup, not as good of an argument as they think it is. They seem to miss the point you made and the other that even the military and state forces weren’t allowed to be armed either within the Pomerium. All I hear of gun control advocates are allowing the state to continue having arms but not individuals. Sounds vaguely authoritarian to me. As well I’m not sure I’d consider Rome of all historical places one of actual enlightenment.
Yup, not as good of an argument as they think it is. They seem to miss the point you made and the other that even the military and state forces weren’t allowed to be armed either within the Pomerium. All I hear of gun control advocates are allowing the state to continue having arms but not individuals. Sounds vaguely authoritarian to me. As well I’m not sure I’d consider Rome of all historical places one of actual enlightenment.