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In reply to the discussion: Obama heads to Colorado to highlight new gun laws [View all]ZOB
(151 posts)I would think that the fact that all 10 Amendments in the Bill of Rights specifically check government powers by empowering individual citizens would make it apparent that it exists to support individual rights to keep and bear arms, but I understand that you disagree.
As far as limiting rights, it is true that certain speech is not protected by the 1st Amendment. It is also true that certain arms ownership is not protected by the 2nd Amendment (see the National Firearms Act of 1934). The question isn't whether or not rights occasionally need sensible limits, it's if those limits still allow the INTENT of the amendment to be preserved.
I'd argue that the INTENT of the 2nd Amendment was to give individuals the means to protect their rights.