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Old 11-09-2008, 09:21 AM
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Originally Posted by dculkin View Post
That is a great link.

This quote, I think, illustrates the difficulty in applying the 2nd Amendment to specific, real-world situations:What did he mean by "properly"?
So that they could defend themselves and their community and if called upon, their state and nation. The framers didn't trust the idea of a professional standing army. They envisioned something closer to the Swiss model.

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