----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert J. Spitzer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2003 12:10 PM Subject: [inbox] Re: reinsert eyeballs
> The descriptions and quotes below describe pretty well the militia view -- i.e. that the Second Amendment protects a right to keep and bear arms in connection with citizen service in a government organized and regulated militia. > Regards, > Bob Spitzer It's most unfortunate for your hypothesis that the decisions of state supreme courts overwhelmingly take the individual rights view--no requirement for militia service at all--until the 20th century. Een then, most state supreme courts are still recognizing the 2nd Amendment as an individual right (albeit, only as a protection from federal laws) in the 20th century. What makes law review articles of greater significance than decisions of the state supreme courts?
