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VA: Focus should be on actual 2nd Amendment
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Mark A. Taff
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We are hearing much about Second Amendment sanctuaries, but we hear little about the Second Amendment itself. A proper understanding of this amendment, complex as it is, would shed a totally different light on the idea of “sanctuaries.”
Historically, the Second Amendment was interpreted by the courts as a collective right, basically supporting the ability of states to raise militias. This changed in 2008, when in a case called Heller v. District of Columbia, the Supreme Court asserted for the first time an individual’s right to bear arms, and invalidated the District’s strong gun control legislation. |
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MarkHamTownsend
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There was NEVER a collective view of the 2A. It states "the right OF THE PEOPLE to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." That means WE, the PEOPLE. THE PEOPLE, who also are protected by the 1st, 4th, and 5th amendments. Those are NOT collective rights, they're individual rights.
And so is the Second Amendment. |
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