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To: JRandomFreeper; central_va

There is no indication in the article that Scalia is addressing anything other than what type arms an individual citizen can own and possess.

What a “well regulated militia” might or might not be able to do is a different question. I don’t think the founders addressed whether an individual could have owned a cannon or a battleship, which did exist during those days.

And the present day gun control issue is primarily one of what an individual can own.


106 posted on 07/29/2012 12:12:13 PM PDT by Will88
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To: Will88
The Supreme Court addressed that in Miller. IE, the weapon has to be useful for a militia. That they didn't take notice of sawed-off shotguns used in WWI, I blame on Miller's lawyer.

/johnny

107 posted on 07/29/2012 12:19:10 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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