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Old February 5, 2013, 01:19 AM   #5
hermannr
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I personally like to look at the 2A through the lense of our (WA) state constitution.

Article 1 section 24:

"SECTION 24 RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS. The right of the individual citizen to bear arms in defense of himself, or the state, shall not be impaired, but nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing individuals or corporations to organize, maintain or employ an armed body of men."

Consider; "Defense of himself" is first and formost..."or the state" is secondary. with the exclusion of a "private army"

It is an individual right, that is to be first used by the individual for his own self defense, reguardless of reason (robber or tyranical government), and then, if the state has a problem, the individual may be called upon to defend the state (we are not talking NG here, we are talking about defending the state with our privately owned weapons, maybe even our privately owned ammo.)

Then it explictly states that this section does not authorize privately controlled armies.

Personally, I think this is exactly what the 2A is saying.
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