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Thu Jan-08-04 12:27 PM
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where the Second Amendment says States can ban anything they want.
The First Amendment starts out "Congress shall make no law...". Does that mean that the States can ban free speech? After all, it doesn't start out Congress and the States shall make no law...
How about Amendment 8? It says no cruel and unusual punishment. Does that mean only the Federal Government cannot inflict cruel and unusual punishment, but the States can?
You seem to miss the entire point of the main clause. There's a right. It's retained by the people. The right is to keep and bear arms. And it shall not be infringed. Allowing the States to ban anything they want isn't indicative of there being a right, and sure as hell would be an infringement on that right.
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