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To: illbenice
you will find that some of the parties suggested that hunting be included in what became the seconed ammendment

You will also find that one version had "for the common defense", but that wasn't included either. And that's a good thing, since some states, like Massachusetts, have that wording, and they use it to justify the worst sorts of gun control.

Of course the grun grabbers act as if the second amendment contained the "for the common defense" phrase, but it doesn't. In fact it contains no restrictions as to the reasons for keeping and bearing arms. Thus the right to keep and bear them for any reason whatsoever is protected.

38 posted on 08/11/2002 10:18:50 AM PDT by El Gato
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To: El Gato
Usually gun control idiots claim that the 2nd Amendment was written to give the government authority to fund such enitities as the national guard, etc.

Yet, it beggars description to imagine that any of the rights in the Bill of Rights were for the government instead of for individuals.

41 posted on 08/11/2002 10:26:48 AM PDT by Sam Cree
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