re: Gun control lobby going after muzzleloaders now?

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you can simply ignore the clause in the 2nd Amendment that doesn't fit your viewpoint..."A WELL-REGULATED MILITIA..."

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The prefatory clause is the lead-in that “announces a purpose” for the operative clause. The court stated: "The Amendment’s prefatory clause announces a purpose, but does not limit or expand the scope of the second part, the operative clause. The operative clause’s text and history demonstrate that it connotes an individual right to keep and bear arms"(Heller law syllabus p.1).

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