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Brett Kavanaugh: Banning a ‘Class of Arms’ Like Banning a ‘Category of Speech’
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JASmith Wrote:We may need to look and the meaning of “bear” in the context of the 2A and the customary definition as used in the late 18th century.

Much like the word “gay”, the word “bear” may well have a different meaning today than when the 3 Musketeers was written. I suspect that the evolution of the meaning of “bear” has not gone though as complete a transformation, however.

Yes. Good point.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/diction...glish/bear
Bear could mean to possess but it is doubtful the founders would have used "keep" and "bear" for redundancy.
I think carry seems likely.
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Brett Kavanaugh: Banning a ‘Class of Arms’ Like Banning a ‘Category of Speech’ - by bj139 - 07-20-2018, 02:48 PM

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