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Not only is "the right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed" about the least unambiguous and far reaching language in the entire Constitution and its am
by Throwawayaerlei 4y ago
Not only is "the right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed" about the least unambiguous and far reaching language in the entire Constitution and its amendments, except for those who never learned about the concept of subordinate clauses, the authors were around for others and themselves to explain their rationales and the historical context (which per an expanded version of the SCOTUSBlog article goes back to the 12th Century).
You could try reading the decision, or Heller, but the go-to foundational book has long been That Every Man Be Armed: The Evolution of a Constitutional Right by Stephen P. Halbrook.
- quantified 4y agoDon't cherry-pick phrases. The text is: > 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. Our formal militia is vastly better regulated than the population bearing arms.