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Originally Posted by SirLance
There is a difference in that what NRA is doing is attempting to get people to adopt a very broad version of the amendment. What the amendment actually says is:
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A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.
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I think you left part of it out, its "the right of the people to keep and bear arms".
The "people" are you and me. It's also interesting to note that unlike the First Amendment, which starts out "Congress shall make no law", the language of the Second Amendment does not seem to limit the right enumerated to only protection from governmental action.