I'm indifferent as hell to gun ownership. I don't want one in my house and couldn't care less how many you have in yours.
At the time the second ammendment was written, only white male landowners were considered citizens and most were part of the local militia. "Arms" at the time consisted of muskets. Some of the NRA interpretations of the 2nd ammendment truely amaze me, they are more creative than the fundamentalist interpretations of the bible.
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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.
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In the context of the times, I see a right for a citizen to have a musket at home in case the militia gets called up.
How exactly do you read this sentence and see a constitutional right to carry a concealed weapon into your place of employment against your employer's consent? Could the same logic be used to create a constitutional right to Stinger missiles or thermonuclear devices?