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In reply to the discussion: A well regulated militia? [View all]TeddyR
(2,493 posts)25. I'm sorry you don't like the fact
That the Second Amendment protects an individual right to self-defense and guarantees each person the right to keep and bear arms. Did you see the Caetano decision the Supreme Court issued earlier this week? I like this quote from Alito's concurrence -- "It is settled that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to keep and bear arms that applies against both the Federal Government and the States."
I'd recommend working to repeal the Amendment if it bothers you that much.
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Too many people misinterpret the 2nd Amendment *because* of the "well regulated militia" term...
Ghost in the Machine
Mar 2016
#17
No, your point was to try to lump all gun owners into a "militia", which is a false analogy. n/t
Ghost in the Machine
Mar 2016
#20
Here's a bit, when Congress was actually discussing the article that became the 2nd amendment...
jmg257
Mar 2016
#41
The Militia was formed from the body of the people, so yes - the people had their rights
jmg257
Mar 2016
#39
You seem to confuse the militia with the individuals who may nor may not be in it.
ManiacJoe
Mar 2016
#19
Cartoons, the last resort of a poster who has nothing original of their own to say.
Lurks Often
Mar 2016
#26
Amazing how this "art/journalism" form has remained so static in this day and age. nt
Eleanors38
Apr 2016
#44
Members of a Christian militia accused of plotting an antigovernment uprising were acquitted...
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Mar 2016
#27