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Originally Posted by EricOKC
The amendment says "arms" not "guns". Additionally, it says "shall not be infringed" not "can be restricted". It is designed to restrict GOVERNMENT, not the people.
The only way to legitimately grant government any authority to restrict the ownership of any form of weapon is to amend the Constitution.
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Be careful what you wish for.
Have a ruling which says that convicted felons and mental patients must be sold Thompsons and you will soon see that Amendment; and the reaction of the so far silent majority on this issue may not be at all kind toward those they will then regard as either manifestly insane, blatantly criminal or both