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To: d[-_-]b who wrote (334893)	4/23/2007 3:20:12 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Respond to of 1573928

Eric, > A caller pointed out the Washington State constitution specifically calls out the right, as does at least 35 other state constitutions - apparently States have misunderstood the 2nd for centuries. That's the beauty of the 9th and 10th amendments. Any right that isn't specifically spelled out in the Constitution does not preclude its existence. If we want to go back to a strict interpretation of the Bill of Rights, we might also want to revisit Roe v. Wade and how that decision invokes the 4th amendment. But we won't because most people still want to preserve the "right to abortion." Tenchusatsu

To: d[-_-]b who wrote (334893)	4/23/2007 3:58:32 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1573928

Yes - I was listening to the radio (710 KIRO) the other day when the host emphasised the "well regulated" part he made it out that it was not a individual right to self defense. A caller pointed out the Washington State constitution specifically calls out the right, as does at least 35 other state constitutions - apparently States have misunderstood the 2nd for centuries. :-) The operative word is "centuries". What may have been appropriate a century or two centuries ago may not be appropriate now. That's true not just for guns.......it also true for slavery, a woman's right to vote; child labor; discrimination, education, etc.