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To: theothercheek
I think they should forget the commas and look for 'original intent'.

The slightest bit of reading of the Founders' contemporaneous statements on bearing arms would instantly disabuse folks of any thought that they only envisioned the 2nd as a collective right.

17 posted on 11/10/2007 11:42:02 AM PST by Bob
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To: Bob
There was a lot of writing at the time of the constitution about the necessity of firearms in the hands of the “People”. Unfortunately the gun-grabbers of today can’t read.
59 posted on 11/10/2007 12:54:35 PM PST by ANGGAPO (LayteGulfBeachClub)
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