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Line 34: − − The key phrase in the gun control debate is the "right of the People to keep and bear arms." Some debate arises, as the amendment itself seems to be about keeping a militia. In fact, the phrase "to bear arms" was, at the time of the pinning of the [[Bill of Rights]], synonomous with our current-day phrase of "serving in the military." + − − That is, a man could carry a rifle everywhere he goes for twenty years, never serve in the military, and the framers of the [[Constitution]] would say that he had yet to "bear arms" in his life. − −
→Constitutional Debate: remove silly and incorrect explanation of "bear arms"
==Constitutional Debate==
==Constitutional Debate==
The [[Second Amendment]] reads:
The [[Second Amendment]] reads:
"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."
"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."
Most constitutional scholars agree that it protects an individual right to own guns. The extent of that right has been debated.
The argument for gun control, ignoring the implied safety of a disarmed population and pointing at other nations where personal gun ownership is forbidden, stems from this interpretation and the fact that the United States currently has a standing military. The question is asked then, why would a "well regulated militia" be necessary?
==Racism of gun control==
==Racism of gun control==