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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: TimF who wrote (126782)10/24/2000 6:15:31 PM
From: Windsock  Read Replies (1) of 1577586
 
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Re:"The US Supreme Court has never ruled that there is no individual right to keep and bear arms"

The US Supreme Court has indeed ruled that there is no individual right "to keep and bear arms" but instead the right to bear arms is related to the maintenance of a well regulated State militia.

abanet.org

In Lewis v. United States, 445 U.S. 55 (1980), the Court ruled that restrictions contained in the Gun Control Act of 1968 prohibiting felons from owning firearms were constitutional. Using a "rational basis" standard, the Court held that the restrictions "do not trench upon any constitutionally protected liberties." Further, the Court reaffirmed the position first established in U.S. v. Miller that "the Second Amendment guarantees no right to keep and bear a firearm that does not have ‘some reasonable relationship to the preservation or efficiency of a well regulated militia’".

The State militia known in colonial times no longer exists. It has been replaced with the National guard that is maintained, armed and regulated by the US. The State militias have been replaced with a standing army that includes the National Guard.

Links to the full text of the Supreme court opinions are found in the abanet.org link.
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