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The right to bear arms (2nd Amend) is specifically intended for DEFENSE AGAINST MODERN ARMY
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 27972246:MV8yMDg1NjU2XzM1MTI1NDgzXzhDRDZFNkUy] [quote:Evil Cretin:MV8yMDg1NjU2XzM1MTIxOTMxXzY5NjVBMDE=] [quote:Anonymous Coward 18625087:MV8yMDg1NjU2XzM1MTIxODY3XzkzNDA2MTQ2] The OP is putting his own twist on the 2nd amendment. The same is done with the bible. [/quote] How has he done that? By quoting the people that wrote it? [/quote] Just as some Christians will twist the Sermon on the Mountain in such a fashion to claim otherwise than what it simply says, 'Feed the hungry, cloth the naked, heal the sick, help the poor." and turn Christianity into a Zealot and Militant, "Kill the Infidels" doctrine. [/quote]
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Here is the language of the Second Amdendment to the U.S. Constitution:
"
Amendment II
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
."
Note the language that this militia is "necessary to the security of a free state". This means that this militia is ABLE TO DEFEND AGAINST FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC ENEMIES IN WARFARE...ie,
be able to defend against a modern army of the day
.
The original meaning of the language "well regulated" here basically means "properly trained and equipped." Also, the original meaning of the term "militia" is basically "every able bodied male who could serve in the army."
Thus, putting this Amendment into "modern" language, it is saying:
"A properly equipped and trained population of able-bodied men, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."
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