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   of what you say here.  But when the 2nd Amendment was written, the   
   individual states already had their state militias, with their   
   militiamen enrolled in companies for training and service. The right   
   of the people to continue this practice is what the 2nd Amendment was   
   to protect from the federal government.   
      
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