SR>During the Spring Semester, I took a class on Government,
SR>and learned something
SR>I am surprised I never heard before.
SR>There has been a lot of talk about the "right to bear arms" and such.  
You
SR>can't take my guns, I have a Constitutional right to it".  I find it
SR>interesting that the Supreme Court has NEVER interpreted the Second 
Amendmen
SR>as an individual's right to own firearms.  It has ALWAYS interpreted it as 
t
SR>right of a state to have a militia (National Guard).
        The men who *wrote* it were pretty clear, Sean. It's an
        individual right. EP
SR>If a city wishes to, they can even outlaw firearms within their city 
limits.
SR>It has been done, and is Constitutional!
SR>I'm surprised I did not hear this BEFORE my Senior year in college :)
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        The Constitution leaves some things up to the states. The courts
        have generally held that the Second Amendment only restricts the
        Federal Government; not the states. I don't agree, BTW; "shall
        not be infringed" seems pretty clear. Ernie P.
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