[elwoodblues]

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And I will ask you a question I have asked you before. I challenge you to find a single pre-20th century quote that refers to the 2A as anything but an individual right. Please find me 1 single quote. You have 2 centuries of quotes available to you (end of 1700s, 1800s). So if your hypothesis is correct then finding one single quote shouldn't be that hard.

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How is that relevant to how we should interpret the constitution? I think a strong canon of constitutional construction is that each clause in the Constituion should have interpretive/binding value.

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Just look at the versions of the 2A that were voted down

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Why? Does that change the language that was chosen?

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I could write tons more but I really don't think the people that insist the 2A applies to individuals have a case.

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Just as I believe those who think the first clause could be erased with no change to the meaning of the Amendment have a case.