"Arms change. Rights don't"

“Arms change. Rights don’t” is a pro-gun (pro-Second Amendment and right to bear arms) saying that has been printed on many images, often with founding father Thomas Jefferson. The saying means that although the Second Amendment was written when people had muskets in their homes, the law still applies to newer arms.

“Arms change, rights don’t. That’s the point. They didn’t say ‘the right to keep and bear muskets!’” was posted on Twitter by Lee_D on July 23, 2012. “Arms change, rights don’t” was posted on Twitter by Fred Butler on November 23, 2018.

Wikipedia: Right to keep and bear arms in the United States
The right to keep and bear arms in the United States is a fundamental right protected by the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution, part of the Bill of Rights, and by the constitutions of most U.S. states. The Second Amendment declares:

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

In the United States, which has an English common law tradition, the concept of a right to keep and bear arms was recognized prior to the creation of a written national constitution.

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Lee_D
@D_Lee73
Replying to @MBKev
@MBKev @phjwi2 @irishtea1 @steviejwest Arms change, rights don’t. That’s the point. They didn’t say “the right to keep and bear muskets!”
7:36 PM · Jul 23, 2012·Twitter for iPhone

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Fred Butler
@fredseviltwin
Arms change, rights don’t
8:50 PM · Nov 23, 2018·Twitter for iPhone

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emma
@emmaahannahs
just saw a pro gun sign that said “arms change, rights don’t”. do they realize that’s a very valid argument for stricter gun CONTROL? i am confused. also please get me out of this store i am scared. so many taxidermy deer.
1:32 PM · Jul 27, 2019·Twitter for iPhone

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Kimberly Ellen Kerr
@KimberlyEllen93
Replying to @Alyssa_Milano
Arms change, rights don’t!
10:14 PM · Sep 1, 2019·Twitter for iPhone

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Woody
@woodys3333
ARMS CHANGE
RIGHTS DON’T
11:27 PM · Jan 30, 2020·Twitter for Android

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coolguy-tees
@coolguytees1
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11:36 PM · May 15, 2020·Instagram

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TySquared
@TySqrd
Replying to @Dackadoo
Arms change, rights don’t. Simple.
If you’re talking about mine haha
7:37 PM · Aug 15, 2020·Twitter for iPhone