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Old 10-08-2010, 10:47 AM   #9 (permalink)
KirStang
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Originally Posted by Slims View Post
Me too, provided 1: it's voluntary on my part and 2: said soldier isn't responsible for 'pacifying' me.

I think the biggest dangers to gun-rights are as follows:

1: Illiteracy or it's near equivalent. If you understand what a 'preamble' is and what 'the people' means then the 2'nd Amendment is crystal clear. You don't have to like what is written to read it correctly.
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"...the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
All legal acrobatics aside, a plain reading of the language is pretty clear. It's when interests and politics get involved that things get muddied.
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