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  • Bungling the meaning of 'the right to bear arms'

    04/02/2014 1:55:23 PM PDT · by shove_it · 30 replies
    Sarasota Herald-Tribune ^ | 1 Apr 2014 | Lee Williams
    When someone misinterprets the Second Amendment, it's usually the first part they get wrong. Facts “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.” They'll quibble about the meaning of “militia,” or opine about the framers' intent behind “well regulated.” It's usually not the second part of the amendment, the “keep and bear” part, that gets misconstrued. That, however, is exactly the part that the Florida Sheriff's Association seems to have trouble understanding. A bit of background: The chaos that ensued after...