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[-] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 1 points 18 hours ago

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.

We can support gun control without resorting to language games.
That clearly states that it's the right to bear arms that shall not be infringed. Versions ratified by the states variously lacked the commas that make it weird to a modern reading, and the right to weapons is one of the historical rights they complained of being restricted in the declaration of independence.

It's sufficient to just say that we'll accept restrictions on the second amendment in line with the restrictions on every other enumerated right.

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