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2nd 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."
Let's break it down...
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reg·u·late
To put or maintain in order
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mi·li·tia
An army composed of ordinary citizens rather than professional soldiers.
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se·cu·ri·ty
Freedom from risk or danger
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free
Not subject to arbitrary interference by a government
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state
One of the more or less internally autonomous territorial and political units composing a federation under a sovereign government
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right
Fitting, proper, or appropriate
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peo·ple
The mass of ordinary persons; the populace
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keep
To retain possession of
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bear
To apply maximum effort and concentration
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arm
A weapon, especially a firearm
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in·fringed
invalidated
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To put or maintain in order an army composed of ordinary citizens, rather than professional soldiers, not subject to arbitrary interference by a government, being necessary to the security of the internally autonomous territories, the right of the mass of ordinary persons, To retain possession of and to apply maximum effort and concentration of a weapon, especially a firearm SHALL NOT BE invalidated.
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"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
-- Benjamin Franklin
lib·er·ty
/ˈlibərdē/
noun
1.
the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's way of life, behavior, or political views
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