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"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." That is as clear as can be, yet several thousand laws are passed and people continue to argue about what it means. Actually, this is quite fuzzy. The antecedent clause really muddies up the waters. It =could= have been written "The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." That would be clear. But it wasn't. Jose -- Humans are pack animals. Above all things, they have a deep need to follow something, be it a leader, a creed, or a mob. Whosoever fully understands this holds the world in his hands. for Email, make the obvious change in the address. |
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You should read the versions prior to the final. It is very
clear, although there is a tendency to add two commas that were not part of the original as voted on in the Senate in 1789. That really muddies up the water. Of course the people,who wrote it remembered that the Revolution started with British attempts to confiscate arms at Concord and Lexington and the Bill of Rights read in conjunction with the Declaration of Independence, and considering Patrick Henry's speeches on the subject during the Virginia ratification debates, it makes perfect sense. Under Ashcraft, the DOJ even got it right in the report http://www.usdoj.gov/olc/secondamendment2.htm "Jose" wrote in message t... | "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." | | That is as clear as can be, yet several thousand laws are | passed and people continue to argue about what it means. | | Actually, this is quite fuzzy. The antecedent clause really muddies up | the waters. It =could= have been written "The right of the people to | keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." That would be clear. But | it wasn't. | | Jose | -- | Humans are pack animals. Above all things, they have a deep need to | follow something, be it a leader, a creed, or a mob. Whosoever fully | understands this holds the world in his hands. | for Email, make the obvious change in the address. |
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Jim Macklin wrote:
You should read the versions prior to the final. It is very clear, although there is a tendency to add two commas that were not part of the original as voted on in the Senate in 1789. That really muddies up the water. Of course the people,who wrote it remembered that the Revolution started with British attempts to confiscate arms at Concord and Lexington and the Bill of Rights read in conjunction with the Declaration of Independence, and considering Patrick Henry's speeches on the subject during the Virginia ratification debates, it makes perfect sense. Under Ashcraft, the DOJ even got it right in the report http://www.usdoj.gov/olc/secondamendment2.htm Fuzzy is fuzzy and that is fuzzy. Plus, you have to wade through all the background material in an attempt to determine "legislative intent." It will forever be challenged by the meaning of militia. Not so with the 91.113 clause previously cited in this thread. |
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