[tpaine]

The amendment reads " -- 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. --"

The amendments first portion merely ~explains~ that: "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."

"-- Two main schools of thought have developed on the issue of whether the Second Amendment recognizes individual or collective rights. These schools of thought are referred to as the "states' rights," or "collective rights," school and the "individual rights" school. --"

Good job Paul, -- your quote brought out one of FR's 'collectivists' to admit once again his support for state majority rule prohibitions on guns.

[beltfed308]

I am checking the Florida constitution right now to see if the State could quarter troops in my home. Seeing how the collectivist look is that I am only protected if it is in the States constitution. Heavy sarcasm.