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Originally posted by m21sniper
"The right of the people to keep and bear arms" obviously has nothing to do with a militia.
The phrase "the people" means the whole body of the people, always.
Make sure you read that unabridged link of the 2nd amendment Pat provided miss, you'll learn something.
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Except hun, you only posted 1/2 a sentence. Can't base a whole argument on only 1/2 a sentence, which, of course, the other half of the sentence is this: "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state,"
What you're referring to in your quote is part of one sentence, and your "quoted part"("The....) isn't even supposed to be capitalized, it's the second part of the sentence.
AGAIN, for clarity, I support my individual right to bear arms, it's (1) more selfish than anything, as well as (2) the belief that if we don't, tyranny pervades, but I'm just pointing out (1) the clause is vague and (2) either interpretation could be mete with such a vague clause.