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Bob, your argument is well-reasoned but wholly irrelevant.

The Consititutions states: "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 see nothing there about the purpose of firearms.

You may well ascribe to the "collective rights" theory on the Second Amendment. If that is the case, please tell me how this means that only the government gets to read books:

"A well-informed government, being necessary to the existence of a free state, the right of the people to keep and read books, shall not be infringed."