31. If we all have the constitutionally protected right to bear arms, then we also have the right to bear false witness. 32. In a letter to the National Rifle Association in May, Ashcroft wrote that he believed the Second Amendment protects the right of individuals to bear arms. 33. In a recent filing with the Supreme Court, the Justice Department argued that the Second Amendment conferred a broad right to bear arms. 34. In addition to bearing arms, blacks aided the Continental Army and Navy as ship pilots, blacksmiths, teamsters and spies. 35. In addition to service weapons, officers will carry gas masks, and some will bear arms that can shoot rubber bullets or deliver tear gas. 36. In other words, the right to bear arms is a collective right, not a cowboy yell. 37. In the past, he observed, rural Americans have thought of guns in terms of hunting and the right to bear arms. 38. Ironically, two of the most ardent defenders of the right to bear arms do not own any guns. 39. It shall not infringe on the right of people to keep and bear arms. 40. It does not mention a right to bear arms. |