[Wurlitzer]

"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.”

I guess I can understand those who got learnt in goberment skools not understanding this sentence structure but where on earth does the first part of the sentence in anyway modify the last part?

Frequently a very smart Freeper (sorry I don't recall who dat person be) :-),posts a test sentence (an I am doing this from a limited memory) like the following.

An educated electorate, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and read books shall not be infringed" or words to that effect.

In the test sentence to follow the gun grabbers logic, I guess that only educated people should be allowed books.

[boris]

More to the point, the actual Second Amendment has/had only a single comma. Every quotation with more than one comma is a misquotation and designed deliberately to mislead. See, for example THIS

--Boris

[boris]

BTW, I commend to your attention The Unabridged Second Amendment

and the following links:

A Practicing Attorney's Look at the Second Amendment

A Problem With Guns

ASSESSING THE CASE FOR FIREARMS PROHIBITION

Hoplophobia - The Root of All Evil

The Commonplace Second Amendment (destroys "militia right" interpretation)

[FreeTally]

What I find odd is that in many State constitutions, there provisions about citizens owning and keeping guns is very direct and explicit. Why the heck couldn't the FF's just written something like, "No free man shall be deprived of the right to keep and bear arms during times of peace or war".