Bee
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"It took Madison two drafts to get the Second Amendment into the single sentence it is today. His careful wording was deliberate. In drawing a connection between militias and the right to bear arms rather than simply defending the right to bear arms, Madison, a slave holder himself, was speaking to his state’s ruling powers. Only the white men in the Virginia militia had the right to bear arms. Free African-Americans could join the militia, but they were limited to being drummers or buglers."
https://www.yahoo.com/news/slave-owners-dictated-language-2nd-091217240.html
I have no opinion, myself, because:
1. I am grossly under-educated in most Antebellum/Constitutional politics.
2. I only have other folks' summary/opinion of the SCOTUS Heller decision.
Feel free to weigh in your own opinion/interpretation.
Not sure if this is the proper forum; feel free to move without complaint
https://www.yahoo.com/news/slave-owners-dictated-language-2nd-091217240.html
I have no opinion, myself, because:
1. I am grossly under-educated in most Antebellum/Constitutional politics.
2. I only have other folks' summary/opinion of the SCOTUS Heller decision.
Feel free to weigh in your own opinion/interpretation.
Not sure if this is the proper forum; feel free to move without complaint