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Second Amendment
The so-called "right to bear arms" amendment to the US constitution, ratified in 1791.
The preamble reads: "A well-regulated militia being necessary to the protection of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. " But the wording is open to interpretation and as a result it has become the focus of fierce debate between supporters and opponents of gun control.
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