In the legal world, there is no ambiguity about the understanding of this word. It is the most definitive form, similar to the effect of “must”.
>In the legal world, there is no ambiguity about the understanding of this word. It is the most definitive form, similar to the effect of “must”.
This, my good sir, is precisely why I think to myself “What the f—” when I read the statute and the [State] Constitution. Things could not be clearer that the statute does indeed deny the right to bear arms, and therefore must be illegitimate. How can the definitive form be so ignored?