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The Conscientious Objector Exemption As An Establishment And An Accommodation Of Religion, Raymond B. Marcin
The Conscientious Objector Exemption As An Establishment And An Accommodation Of Religion, Raymond B. Marcin
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The Right To Bear Arms: A Phenomenon Of Constitutional History, Ralph J. Rohner
The Right To Bear Arms: A Phenomenon Of Constitutional History, Ralph J. Rohner
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Most discussions of the right to bear arms-however superficial-begin by noting the specific language of the second amendment to the United States Constitution, which provides:
A well regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed.
And in various similar provisions, the constitutions of thirty-five states guarantee expressly the right to bear arms. Though it is submitted below that there may be significant distinctions between the protection afforded by the federal and state constitutions, for our purposes here we are concerned primarily with the …