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benEzra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-05-09 09:32 PM
Response to Reply #18
25. The Constitution was "ordained and established" to "ensure domestic tranquility."
Edited on Sun Apr-05-09 09:34 PM by benEzra
That same Constitution protects the right of the people to own common firearms for lawful purposes.

http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/07pdf/07-290.pdf

As interpreted, that right is recognized as belonging to mentally competent adults with clean records, and it is currently limited to non-automatic, non-sound-suppressed civilian firearms under .51 caliber, plus larger-caliber shotguns and some high-caliber hunting rifles.
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