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Originally posted by Radar
What part of "the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed" do some people have a problem understanding?
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Well, let's see:
<b>the people</b>: Who are "the people"? Does this include 4-year olds? Prison inmates? Cop killers?
<b>keep and bear</b>: Does this mean I can mount a machine gun on a turret to the roof of my truck, and drive around town? Can I bring it into a high school, day care, or airport?
<b>arms</b>: What sort of arms? Apparently you seem to think this includes thermonuclear warheads. Most people don't.
To make it clear, I have no interest whatsoever in what your answers to these questions are, because I could probably figure that out myself. I'm just illustrating that a seemingly simple phrase can have vastly different meanings to different people.
Whether or not the word "interpret" was actually used in the Constitution, the simple fact is that any words written by humans are open to interpretation.
<i>(Edit: typos)</i>