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To: ctdonath2
"It's the feds that decide the armament, not the state."

No. The federal government has the power, not the obligation, to provide arms. The states were concerned that the federal government would withhold arms, leaving the states defenseless. The second amendment ensured that the states could arm their own Militias.

You're wearing out Nunn v State. Have you nothing else?

Sure, pistols are used by some in the Militia. So too with swords and sabers. But they hardly contribute to the preservation of a Militia.

193 posted on 02/05/2008 7:48:49 AM PST by robertpaulsen
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To: robertpaulsen
...the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.

If the right to arms is held all the way down to the individual, then the state need not worry about acquiring arms that the feds deny.

199 posted on 02/05/2008 8:06:11 AM PST by ctdonath2 (GWB wept for those who suffer. HRC wept for herself.)
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