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Shall Not Be Infringed !

Submitted by ProudAmericanFirst on Mon, 12/31/2012 - 02:20
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As passed by the Congress:

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.

As ratified by the States and authenticated by Thomas Jefferson, Secretary of State:

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.

In no particular order, early American settlers viewed the right to arms and/or the right to bear arms and/or state militias as important for one or more of these purposes:

deterring tyrannical government;
repelling invasion;
suppressing insurrection;
facilitating a natural right of self-defense;
participating in law enforcement;
enabling the people to organize a militia system.


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Submitted by No.7 on Wed, 01/02/2013 - 01:15.

They're infringing!

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"Any man worth his salt will stick up for what he believes right, but it takes a slightly better man to acknowledge instantly and without reservation that he is in error." - Andrew Jackson

It's simple!

Submitted by Johannes on Mon, 12/31/2012 - 07:42.

Shall not be infringed

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