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[Charlie T Waite]

Number of gun laws in strictest states

[The Bearded Wonder]

The Second Amendment,

 

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

 

A carefully worded amendment.

 

I do not understand how it can possibly be misunderstood. Arms means weapons, infringed means to restrict. So by definition, any laws that restricts where the people can have a weapon are unconstitutional.

 

 

 

 

 

arms

/ärmz/

noun

plural noun: arms

1. 1.

   weapons and ammunition; armaments.

   "they were subjugated by force of arms"

   synonyms:

   weapons, weaponry, firearms, guns, ordnance, artillery, armaments, munitions, matériel "the illegal export of arms"         in·fringe /inˈfrinj/ verb verb: infringe; 3rd person present: infringes; past tense: infringed; past participle: infringed; gerund or present participle: infringing actively break the terms of (a law, agreement, etc.). "making an unauthorized copy would infringe copyright" synonyms: contravene, violate, transgress, break, breach; More disobey, defy, flout, fly in the face of; disregard, ignore, neglect; go beyond, overstep, exceed; infract "the statute infringed constitutionally guaranteed rights" antonyms: obey, comply with act so as to limit or undermine (something); encroach on. "his legal rights were being infringed" synonyms: restrict, limit, curb, check, encroach on; More undermine, erode, diminish, weaken, impair, damage, compromise "the surveillance infringed on his rights" antonyms: preserve         bear1 /ber/ verb verb: bear; 3rd person present: bears; past tense: bore; gerund or present participle: bearing; past participle: borne 1. (of a person) carry. "he was bearing a tray of brimming glasses" synonyms: carry, bring, transport, move, convey, take, fetch, deliver, tote, lug "I come bearing gifts" (of a vehicle or boat) convey (passengers or cargo). "steamboats bear the traveler out of Kerrerra Sound" have or display as a visible mark or feature. "a small boat bearing a white flag" synonyms: display, exhibit, be marked with, show, carry, have "the bag bore my name" be called by (a name or title). "he bore the surname Tiller" carry or conduct oneself in a particular manner. "she bore herself with dignity" synonyms: conduct oneself, carry oneself, acquit oneself, act, behave, perform;  formalcomport oneself "he bore himself with confidence" 2. support. "walls that cannot bear a stone vault" synonyms: support, carry, hold up, prop up "will it bear his weight?" take responsibility for. "no one likes to bear the responsibility for such decisions" synonyms: sustain, carry, support, shoulder, absorb, take on "they can't bear the cost alone" be able to accept or stand up to. "it is doubtful whether either of these distinctions would bear scrutiny" synonyms: withstand, stand up to, stand, put up with, take, cope with, handle, sustain, accept "such a solution does not bear close scrutiny" 3. endure (an ordeal or difficulty). "she bore the pain stoically" manage to tolerate (a situation or experience). "she could hardly bear his sarcasm" synonyms: endure, tolerate, put up with, stand, abide, submit to, experience, undergo, go through, countenance, brave, weather, stomach; More informalhack, swallow; formalbrook; archaicsuffer "I can't bear having him around" strongly dislike. "I can't bear caviar" 4. give birth to (a child). "she bore six daughters" synonyms: give birth to, bring forth, deliver, be delivered of, have, produce, spawn, birth; More informaldrop; literarybeget "she bore a son" (of a tree or plant) produce (fruit or flowers). "a squash that bears fruit shaped like cucumbers" synonyms: produce, yield, give forth, give, grow, provide, supply "a shrub that bears yellow berries" 5. turn and proceed in a specified direction. "bear left and follow the old road" synonyms: veer, curve, swerve, fork, diverge, deviate, turn, bend "bear left at the junction"