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In My View, If The Court Had Properly Interpreted The Second Amendment, The Court Would Have Said That Amendment Was Very Important When The Nation Was New, It Gave A Qualified Right To Keep And Bear Arms But It Was For One Purpose Only, And That Was The Purpose Of Having Militiamen Who Were Able To Fight To Preserve The Nation.

-Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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In My View, If The Court Had

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

In My View, If The Court Had Properly Interpreted The Second Amendment, The Court Would Have Said That Amendment Was Very Important When The Nation Was New, It Gave A Qualified Right To Keep And Bear Arms But It Was For One Purpose Only, And That Was The Purpose Of Having Militiamen Who Were Able To Fight To Preserve The Nation.

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