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2022-06-19 17:52:40 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 04EBD578EB0867781281B6EF76A200EF229847B5F3C307CF5B1A1F7A26E5D8F7
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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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