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So There are Just 9 Amendments in the Bill of Rights?
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Originally posted by sgtclub
I understand your view, but I'm trying to figure out how you get there. Your view makes sense with respect to the prohibition on the federal government from infringing on the right to bear arms, because it assumes state regulation of militias. But I don't follow how that applies once the 2nd amendment is applied to the states.
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Then state regulation is similarly constrained -- no more, no less.
The colonial "regulation" of militias that I was describing had more to do with what had to be done to ensure a functioning militia than with limiting other activities of citizens.
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