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To: MosesKnows
The gratuitous addition of commas serves only to render the sentence grammatically incorrect and unnecessarily ambiguous.

I think "being necessary to the security of a free state" is parenthetical either way, so the meaning should be no different.

8 posted on 06/23/2002 8:14:07 AM PDT by RogueIsland
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To: RogueIsland
I think "being necessary to the security of a free state" is parenthetical either way

For the most part, I agree.

Consider the following:

A well regulated Internet being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear Modems shall not be infringed.
Or
A well regulated universe being necessary for the sun to rise each morning, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.
Or
A well regulated carpenter being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear hammers shall not be infringed.

The Second Amendment clearly indicates that in order for a State to be able to raise a militia the government must not interfere with the individual citizen’s inherent right to gun ownership. Which State supports the notion of raising a well-regulated militia made up of their unarmed citizens? Remember, a single armed individual can be a militia

9 posted on 06/24/2002 10:09:03 AM PDT by MosesKnows
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