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- #861
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.Dude, there is no appeal to ignorance of legislated Intent and Purpose of Any law.Yes. Read the Federalist Papers.
I'm not asking because I want to know. I'm asking because I want others to figure it out.
I'm not sure most people do understand it, and that includes many of those who think they understand it.
And, I already read the Federalist Papers.
I'm not sure what your point is here.
Can you tell me why the 2A was written into the Constitution?
It must be about States sovereign rights within our federal Union.
Once again, no. The 2nd amendment, being one of the first 10 amendments to the constitution, is part of the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights was specifically written to preserve the rights of the individuals, not the states.