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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
I've never understood how the supposed original intent of the framers of the Second Amendment is supposed to trump the plain language, which indicates pretty clearly that the purpose of the amendment is to ensure a well-regulated militia, as opposed to deer-hunting or self-protection, as worthy as those goals are. The NRA deals with this problem by just omitting the inconvenient part of the text.
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You know Ty -- I absolutely agree with you on the correct result as a policy matter, but I wouldn't say that the language of the Amendment is so darn clear that denying the personal right to keep and bear arms is a slam dunk.
Yes, the "well-regulated militia" language is right in there, but I don't think it is crazy to interpret it to say that, because [in 179_] we want to be able to have a rapid-response militia, we are preserving the individual's right to "keep and bear" weapons.
[I really don't want to debate this. My God! What have I done!]
Happy Thanksgiving to All.
S_A_M
