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The opinion, by Judge Laurence Silberman, held that the authors of the Second Amendment believed the "people possessed a natural right to keep and bear arms.".(Brief article)
The opinion, by Judge Laurence Silberman, held that the authors of the Second Amendment believed the "people possessed a natural right to keep and bear arms." The backstory of the amendment bears this out. William Blackstone, the 18th-century legal commentator, found the right to bear arms in "the natural right of resistance and self-preservation." The Second Amendment begins by invoking ...
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