Now that's what I'm talking about!
To accept that the Second Amendment serves a collective purpose, however, is not to concede that it is merely a collective right. Consider, for example, the First Amendment, or rather those clauses of it concerned with freedom of speech and of the press. These rights are exercised individually, by newspapers, other media, the individual members of their staffs, and individual citizens. Its purpose, on the other hand, is to secure the liberty of the collective by giving widespread airing to even unpopular or anti-governmental views.
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