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{{cquote|'''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.'''}}

{{cquote|'''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.'''}}

==Does Not Create, but Protects, a Right to Bear Arms==

==Does Not Create, but Protects, the Right to Bear Arms==

Contrary to popular belief, the 2nd Amendment was not a creation of the right to bear arms.  That right was already in all thirteen states and had been mentioned in documents such as the Virginia Declaration of Rights.    The 2nd Amendment is  a limitation on the power of the government to impose restrictions on an already existing right, not the granting of a right by the government.  

Contrary to popular belief, the 2nd Amendment was not a creation of the right to bear arms.  That right was already in all thirteen states and had been mentioned in documents such as the Virginia Declaration of Rights.    The 2nd Amendment is  a limitation on the power of the government to impose restrictions on an already existing right, not the granting of a right by the government.

 

== Individual or Collective Right? ==

== Individual or Collective Right? ==