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To: ForYourChildren
The amended verbage I recommend: "The right of an individual to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed".

That approach casts an individual right, not a "people" that might be misconstrued as a collective group of individuals. No mention of militia. No mention of "regulation" to tempt the politician to legislated restrictions. No requirement to be a "citizen" that might act as a wedge to separate individuals into citizens and non-citizens. Eliminating the reference to militia also removes the opportunity to disenfranchise an individual by narrowly defining who may be a member of the militia.

28 posted on 04/15/2014 11:41:14 PM PDT by Myrddin
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To: Myrddin
The People is a legal term of art, still recognized by the Federal Judiciary. The People are never recognized in the Constitution as meaning anything other than individuals.
31 posted on 04/16/2014 12:15:36 AM PDT by FredZarguna (Das ist nicht nur nicht richtig, es ist nicht einmal falsch!)
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