Not a gotcha. Well-understood meaning in 1791 (used in Art I, §8) was drill & discipline of militia, not restrictions on firearm ownership. See §13, from 1776: https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/virginia-declaration-of-rights … Hamilton, Federalist 29: http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/fed29.asp … Regulating the step: https://allthingsliberty.com/2015/07/to-the-sound-of-the-fife/ …https://twitter.com/peterdaou/status/1104424290659848192 …
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Changing the subject? Stevens was talking about two centuries of precedent.
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One, it's mostly absence of precedent. Court heard hardly any cases. Never ruled there was no individual right. Two, he's not talking about any decisions citing the well-regulated clause.
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