Reply #19: I got it from here. [View All]

[gorfle]

http://www.foundingfathers.info/documents/billrights.html

To me, the difference doesn't make much difference.

Even if you try to claim that the right belongs to well regulated militias, and not the regular people (a stance we know to be untrue since the Dick Act of 1903 allowed for the organized and unorganized militia - the National Guard and then everyone else), I have well demonstrated on this board that the well regulated militias of our founding fathers' day no longer exist as they intended for them to exist - a counter to federal military power. Consequently the right must default to the people if you wish to preserve their intent - that the people (whether through a militia or not) must retain the ability to counter federal military power, as a defense against tyranny.

So I can make the case for the right to bear arms whether the comma is there or not. :)