> During the Spring Semester, I took a class on Government, and 
 > learned something I am surprised I never heard before.
 > 
 > There has been a lot of talk about the "right to bear arms" and 
 > such.  "You
 > can't take my guns, I have a Constitutional right to it".  I find it
 >interesting that the Supreme Court has NEVER interpreted the Second  
Amendment
 > as an individual's right to own firearms.  It has ALWAYS interpreted 
 > it as the right of a state to have a militia (National Guard).  
Sean,
 I don't know what book they were using, but that's exactly, 100% WRONG.
The Supreme Court has actually done very little ruling in this area, but it 
is very clear that the 2nd Amendment guarantees an individual right, not a 
collective right (IE: militia or National Guard).
Get a copy of Wayne LaPierre's Guns, Crime, and Freedom so you have the facts 
at hand.
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