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Originally Posted by dc_dux
There is NO absolute right to bear arms...that has been decided.
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The Supreme Court decision in this case differs from your statement. It is now a matter of record, and legal precedent.
supremecourtus.gov/opinions/07pdf/07-290.pdf
Held:
1. The Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia, and to use that arm for traditionally lawful purposes, such as self-defense within the home.Pp. 2–53.
(a) The Amendment’s prefatory clause announces a purpose, butdoes not limit or expand the scope of the second part, the operativeclause. The operative clause’s text and history demonstrate that itconnotes an individual right to keep and bear arms. Pp. 2–22.
(b) The prefatory clause comports with the Court’s interpretation