Re: 1st vs. 2nd

New Ipswich NH

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Yes, the 2nd amendment has a preamble, or as you say, 'a condition or qualifying clause.' There's a lot of people here that say, 'get into the current century.' Well, in 2008 (I think that's current) the Supreme Court ruled on the District of Columbia v. Heller. The court ruled that DC's handgun ban violated an individual's right to bear arms for self-defense. The ruling affirmed that the right to keep and bear arms is an individual right, unconnected with service in the militia. The decision was reaffirmed in 2010 (McDonald v. Chicago) where the court ruled that it was an individual right and could not be altered by the State. The so-called qualifying clause has been done away with.