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2023-02-19 16:58:18 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 5F3FEEEA4B65ED345DAE872C369EBD16D567DEAC24EF4BC2780EA275F1673238
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The Second Amendment has a prefatory clause (emphasized by states' rights thesis) and operative clause (emphasized by individual rights thesis) protecting the right to bear arms but only against federal action, not state or private restraints. https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution-conan/amendment-2/second-amendment-doctrine-and-practice
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