Let's read the whole thing instead shall we ?pic.twitter.com/wtBZGht9QU
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It's terribly written. Odd use of commas, confusing clausal structure. For otherwise great writers, this was a flop. Could've been clearer.
Appears to mean that the people have a right to keep & bear arms as part of a well regulated militia which is necessary 4 a states security
Not their individual security ! I take your point though - doesn't fit modern times
Not that that matters, to them that profit from their patrons at the NRA !
How about the part that states that is for free States to form a militia? It does not speak of individual ownership at all.
Your real challenge: untie yourself from shackles of redundant clause in poorly drafted document so as to deal w/ probs of modern society?
“Well regulated MILITIAS.” What “militias” does it refer to ? Southern slave militias, paramilitary units of the Southern states.
Debates on ratification of 2nd Amend. make clear they were talking about Southern ('slave patrol') "militias". http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/13890-the-second-amendment-was-ratified-to-preserve-slavery …pic.twitter.com/Z4nORVOLTw
it was also in response to the distaste of an 18th century standing army as a Prussia-like instrument of state oppression. This is now moot
Always had Lexington & Concord in my mind (farmers grabbing muskets & running 2 the bridge), till I dug into 2nd A in law school.+
2nd A is the 2nd lethal legacy bequeathed us by the Founders, both slavery related (the first being slavery itself and all its aftermath).+
Slavery was, indeed, the 'original sin.'
"Well Regulated Militia" meaning one with formal muster rolls under state command
a well regulated right to bear arms
Well number 2 is obviously way, way out of balance. Not even close. #GunControlNow
A well-armed militia fulfills the 2nd Amendment.
2d Amdt written in era of muzzleloaders gives very little guidance for era of automatic weapons and rifles with effective range of 1K+ yds
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