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Jake Paul just jumped into the Second Amendment debate, and he did not exactly ease into the shallow end.

During a recent interview, Paul argued that the Constitution needs an update. That opening probably made plenty of gun owners brace for another celebrity lecture about banning ARs.

Then Paul took the conversation somewhere almost nobody expected.

He suggested Americans may eventually need access to drones, electronic countermeasures, RPGs and even anti-helicopter weapons.

Yes, that Jake Paul.

Paul’s Argument

Paul’s basic concern is the growing gap between citizens and the government.

The Second Amendment, he argued, was intended to prevent the government from gaining unchecked power over the people. However, pistols and shotguns could become increasingly irrelevant against autonomous robots, drones and other advanced systems.

Paul said the right to bear arms risks becoming little more than a recreational hobby if citizens cannot resist a technologically superior government.

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He admitted he did not know exactly what civilian access should include. Still, he argued that the public may eventually need more advanced defensive tools.

Paul stumbled on some history. The Constitution was completed and signed in 1787, not 1781. The Second Amendment became part of the Bill of Rights in 1791.

Colion Noir was willing to forgive the error.

Noir’s Unexpected Agreement

Noir initially thought Paul was heading toward the familiar argument that privately owned firearms cannot challenge a modern government.

Instead, Paul flipped that argument around.

If rifles are supposedly useless against drones and armored vehicles, Paul’s answer was not to restrict the rifles. His answer was to let citizens own more capable weapons.

Noir found that logic surprisingly refreshing.

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He has long argued that the word “arms” does not mean only pistols, shotguns or AR-15s. The Second Amendment’s text does not list specific firearm types or magazine capacities.

Where Noir disagreed was Paul’s proposed solution.

Noir does not believe Americans need a rewritten Constitution. He believes the government needs to follow the one already in place.

He also questioned whether a tyrannical government would simply destroy entire cities. A government needs people, infrastructure and something left to control.

Autonomous robots, however, gave him a little more pause.

That is where the conversation wandered into Terminator territory, armor-piercing ammunition and the possibility of someday visiting the neighborhood drone-EMP counter.

So, Is Jake Paul Right?

Paul’s proposal raises plenty of practical and legal questions. Still, he managed to revive an old Second Amendment debate from an unusual direction.

Should civilian arms keep pace with government technology? Does the Second Amendment protect access to weapons beyond ordinary firearms? Or does the line have to be drawn somewhere, even if that widens the power gap between citizens and government?

Sound off below. Did Jake Paul nail the Second Amendment’s purpose, or did he take the argument too far?

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