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Old 03-25-2008, 04:59 PM
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The problem with arguing the 2nd Amendment today is that you have define militia as it was in 1776. Today's definitions range from an unofficial army pressed into service to anyone legally qualified for military service.

The founding fathers fought for days over which words to use in the constitution; if another word of their time had offered a better description, they would have used it. Its the meaning of those words that has changed.
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