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because the second amendment is the only clause of the constitution that's allowed a literal interpretation.
by sharemywin 4y ago
because the second amendment is the only clause of the constitution that's allowed a literal interpretation.
- fnordpiglet 4y agoExcept it’s not. Well regulated militias are about the states ability to muster a militia. Militias have scopes and scales associated with them, such as ages and dispositions. For instance in Washington state, “Idiots, lunatics, paupers and vagabonds, habitual drunkards and persons convicted of infamous crimes” and people younger than 18 and older than 45 years old, as well as government officials and judiciary and legislature, are not eligible for the militia, organized or unorganized. So, why are they eligible for consideration under the second amendment?