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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
Here is the thing though....Every weapon has it's purpose. Would I question the rationale of someone patrolling his backyard with an RPG? Damn straight.
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Oh no. No no. You're not getting away with that. You want to believe the 2nd guarantees the right to keep and bear arms, then you have to accept it when people bear the arms that they keep. He's bearing the RPG when he's patrolling his yard with it. We're not gonna have the "whatever dksuddeth says goes" version of the 2nd here.
Either you believe the 2nd gives only militias the right to weapons, or you believe that it gives everyone the right to weapons. Either way, there is no distinction between the "keep" part and the "bear" part. Whoever is allowed to keep arms, is also allowed to bear them.
If you're going to tell me that your neighbor has the right to acquire and own an RPG, then he definitely has the right to bear it when he's walking around his yard. If you don't like that scenario, then may I suggest you take another look at the "well regulated militia" portion of the 2nd.