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On the recordMay 7, 2009
It has always been widely understood that the Second Amendment, like the First and Fourth Amendments, codified a preexisting right.
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Orrin Hatch
Republican · Utah

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Hatch emphasizes the historical understanding of the Second Amendment as a preexisting right.

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