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Old 12-25-2012, 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted by travelguy View Post
2nd Amendment
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.

I am not sure that the 2nd amendment has anything to do with an individual being able to own firearms. I believe that it only refers to the idea that other than the army a civilian militia is allowed to exist to assist the organized military.
In the opinion of the US Supreme Court the term Militia meant "The People". This is consistent with most historians interpretation of the language of the constitution As in "We The People".
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