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Originally posted by cool_chick
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."
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To me, this just doesn't hold water. Between 1776 and the mid 1900's no one (well hardly anyone) including the courts questioned the right to own a gun. Then 150 years after the signing of the Constitution we suddenly don't have the right to own a gun? As far as I know, the 2nd Amendment hasn't been re-written since it was adopted. Its just been re-interpreted. Sounds kind of "1984" (George Orwell, for those of you in Rio Linda). What was right then, is wrong now. Plain and simple we de facto had the right to own guns for 150+ years and then suddenly we can't?