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We’ve all heard it before: gun control is unconstitutional because the Second Amendment says that “the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” But I want to ask: how many of us have actually stopped to consider it?
Notice how the word “people” is used rather than “persons.” The Oxford Dictionary defines “people” as a “human beings in general or considered collectively.” “Person,” on the other hand, is defined as a "human being regarded as an individual." It is clear from this that the Second Amendment describes a collective right, not an individual right. |
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| Sorry, but the concept of the "collective right" hadn't yet been invented at the time of the ratification of the Bill of Rights. It wouldn't be for more than 100 years... |
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