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To: bondjamesbond

Actually using common grammer, the original punctuation you quote is very strong for an individual right.

"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."

With the commas as originally written, it's an awkward sentence, but clearly seems to list TWO things which shall not be infringed, namely a well regulated militia, and the right of the people to keep and bear arms.

Given the similarity to clauses in state constitutions of the time, any honest appraisal will understand it as supporting individual rights. Unfortunatly we know our liberal opponents are anything but intellectually honest.

Honestly, I expect to see an actual civil war...a shooting war... within America in my lifetime.


105 posted on 06/02/2004 10:40:24 PM PDT by AnalogReigns
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To: AnalogReigns
"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."

Even if we were to change this to read:

"Guns are bad, they kill people, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed." has exactly the same meaning when it comes to our rights. The first part of the phrase in no way modifies the second part.

215 posted on 06/05/2004 12:03:25 PM PDT by Wurlitzer (I have the biggest organ in my town {;o))
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