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The '''Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution''' states:<blockquote> A well regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a free | The '''Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution''' states:<blockquote> A well regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a free | ||
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infringed.</blockquote> | infringed.</blockquote> | ||
There has been much legal argument about the exact meaning of the words of the Second Amendment. "Militia" and "arms", for example, may have had a quite different meaning to the framers of the Constitution than in present society, or they may indeed represent universal aspects of rights.<ref name=GPO>{{citation | There has been much legal argument about the exact meaning of the words of the Second Amendment. "[[Militia]]" and "arms", for example, may have had a quite different meaning to the framers of the Constitution than in present society, or they may indeed represent universal aspects of rights.<ref name=GPO>{{citation | ||
| url = http://www.gpoaccess.gov/constitution/html/amdt2.html | | url = http://www.gpoaccess.gov/constitution/html/amdt2.html | ||
| title = The Constitution of the United States of America: Second Amendment--Bearing Arms | | title = The Constitution of the United States of America: Second Amendment--Bearing Arms | ||
Revision as of 11:52, 25 July 2009
The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states:
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.
There has been much legal argument about the exact meaning of the words of the Second Amendment. "Militia" and "arms", for example, may have had a quite different meaning to the framers of the Constitution than in present society, or they may indeed represent universal aspects of rights.[1]
References
- ↑ The Constitution of the United States of America: Second Amendment--Bearing Arms, Government Printing Office