The claim that the first clause is prefatory is some seriously contorted motivated reasoning on the part of the majority in the Heller case, and for those who w

The claim that the first clause is prefatory is some seriously contorted motivated reasoning on the part of the majority in the Heller case, and for those who would like to see what real historians think I would direct you to the amicus brief in that case from Rakove et al (http://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/07-290_amicus_historians.pdf http://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/07-290_...)