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2022-06-21 14:55:26 UTC - SOMEWHAT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 04E0788AD810050418BBEDAFD2481E90904248E2538D9D4DF90E461C3C37604C
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Original Note:
The Framers intended for citizens to have weaponry on par with their government ("weapons of war") as a bulwark against tyranny. Thus "the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed"--the most unequivocal statement in the Bill of Rights. See generally https://constitution.org/1-Activism/mil/embar2nd.htm https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/07pdf/07-290.pdf https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/the-second-amendment-protects-weapons-of-war
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