On the recordJuly 26, 2022
It may be objected that if weapons that are most useful in military service, M-16 rifles and the like, may be banned, then the Second Amendment right is completely detached from the prefatory clause.
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congress.govAndrew Clyde: “It may be objected that if weapons that are most useful in military service, M-16 rifles and the like, may be banned…”
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Clyde references Justice Scalia to defend the Second Amendment in relation to military-style weapons.
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