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>> The words "the people" mean the government, just like it means in the First Amendment (properly understood). I don't know how anyone with a functioning brain
by thesuperbigfrog 3y ago
>> The words "the people" mean the government, just like it means in the First Amendment (properly understood). I don't know how anyone with a functioning brain could interpret it to mean that individual citizens have a right to own military-style guns.
This very question was settled by SCOTUS in District of Columbia v. Heller:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_of_Columbia_v._Heller https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_of_Columbia_v._Heller
- jakeogh 3y agoIt's a very well written opinion. Here is the audio of Justice Antonin Scalia reading Heller(2008)[1] for the majority: https://s3.amazonaws.com/oyez.case-media.ogg/case_data/2007/07-290/20080626o_07-290.ogg https://s3.amazonaws.com/oyez.case-media.ogg/case_data/2007/... (Justice Breyer also reads the dissent) [1] https://www.oyez.org/cases/2007/07-290 https://www.oyez.org/cases/2007/07-290