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So There are Just 9 Amendments in the Bill of Rights?
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Originally posted by sgtclub
Then I think what you are saying is that the 2nd Amendment, as applied to the states, has no teeth. That would be fine and good, except it is radically different than the application of the other amendments to the states.
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I don't understand why you're making this complicated. In my view, every individual has a right under the Second Amendment to bear arms in connection with militia service. This right protects them from laws -- state or federal -- which would frustrate that right.
When you say that on my view the Second Amendment has "no teeth," you seem to be complaining that it doesn't let people carry guns if they're not part of a militia. But if the point of the Second Amendment is to ensure a "well-regulated militia," what's the beef?
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