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...The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall - not be infringed." Individuals have rights.

Posted: Feb 23rd, 2018 - 11:18 am In Reply to: Everyone who cites - the 2nd amendment

"A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state..."

States don't have rights, they have powers.

The Second Amendment does indeed protect an individual right. A militia is a citizen army, not professional military.

So there are two clauses of the Second Amendment, the first refers to a "militia" and the second refers to "the people," cannot be separated and interpreted independently. It is very difficult to assemble a militia from people who have been disarmed.

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