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Anonymous
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.... This requires an understanding of what rights are. There is no such thing as a "constitutional right". This implies that is has been granted to you (a privilege). The only reason this and the rest of the bill of rights is included in the Constitution is to guarantee that no one will fuck with these 10 at least. When reading them, one should keep in mind, that they were written to guarantee protection for the rights, not to create the rights. The sentence structure to the amendment in question is extremely important. It is NOT saying that only a well-regulated militia may keep and bear arms. It is saying that the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed, allowing for, but not insisting on, the existance of a well-regulated militia. Btw, in those times a militia was a citizen military force NOT regulated by the government. Militia forces were and are extremely effective against a dire situation for any particular country, mainly because they act independently of the governing body, and thus do not rely on it for supplies, weapons, or anything else really.
tl;dr FROM MY COLD DEAD FINGERS!
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