WTF happened to you? Gruss Gott wrote: >> Larry wrote: >> The language is pretty clear, its more of a collective right based on the >> state(s) to defend itself from an overbearing federal government: >> 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. >> >> > > Yeah, that's pretty much how I read it. > > The gun rights folks forget that automatic weapons, rocket launchers, > and nukes are banned federally even though I'd classify them as > "arms". So who do you reconcile that with the 2nd? You don't. > > I'm guessing that SCOTUS will punt, but they shouldn't - gun rights > should be left up to the states; that way we can let the experimenting > begin. > >
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