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Originally posted by fastpat
I disagree. One merely need read the founders discussion of the right protected by the Second Amendment to have an understanding that there was no organized militia mentioned in the amendment. That's the difference in "a militia" and "the militia", one small word has huge meaning.
The Southern California Chapter used to have an anti-gun page on their website, eventually they took it down because it generated so much negative publicity.
ref: http://www.law.ucla.edu/volokh/2amteach/sources.htm
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A militia is still not an individual. But why would they include "militia" if they meant individual?
Please note, this is not my position, but this is the ACLU's and many others' position. Me personally, I think the clause is too vague and I can see either interpretation.
Either way, the ACLU feels the constitutionality of this clause is intact, it's not because they're "socialists."