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Originally Posted by jwkincal
This is the one that really matters, and the one I wish had been queued up immediately after Heller. While I understand folks' concern around the interpretation of "bear," it's "arms" that is the key to vestiture of power in the People by the 2nd Amendment. Without SACF rifles, the People are not sufficiently armed to ensure accountability on the part of the Government.
Fingers crossed, though. We have an open window, I just hope that the SCOTUS is able to provide the appropriate clarity before things in DC go farther downhill.
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Exactly - having the right to bear arms is pretty meaningless if the states can still say "well fine then, we'll effectively ban every gun then", a la handgun roster.