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patricia92243

(12,971 posts) Mon May 21, 2018, 07:18 AM May 2018

Is the punctuation in the original 2nd amendment exactly as it was originally written? I read [View all]

a copy and the commas make all the difference in the meaning.

The Bible punctuation, books, etc, were added much later than the original writing. I was wondering the same about the original constitution.

I Google it and can't find the answer.

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Is the punctuation in the original 2nd amendment exactly as it was originally written? I read [View all] patricia92243 May 2018 OP

This has me curious... LuckyCharms May 2018 #1

No I can't - that is the reason I am asking if a difference exists. patricia92243 May 2018 #4

OK, thanks. The reason I ask is because... LuckyCharms May 2018 #6

The actual, unedited text was Blues Heron May 2018 #2

He's a picture of the 2nd amendment in the original document... PoliticAverse May 2018 #3

Thanks. I don't know why I didn't see this when I tried to google it. It points out that the patricia92243 May 2018 #11

There are high resolution photos from National Archives and supposedly official transcripts. Hoyt May 2018 #5

I'm appaled that it is in such poor shape. There are a lot older documents that are in good patricia92243 May 2018 #10

The 2nd Amendment only makes sense in one way TimeSnowDemos May 2018 #7

Alternatively... aikoaiko May 2018 #12

ok so TimeSnowDemos May 2018 #13

The second and third clauses seem subordinate BaileyBill May 2018 #8

How is Meatloaf's 'Id Do Anything for Love' like the 2nd Amendment? HAB911 May 2018 #9

No matter how it's sliced and diced, the term "well regulated" is still in there. Buns_of_Fire May 2018 #14

The 2A is not an obstacle to strict gun control hack89 May 2018 #15

Yes! Guns should have the same requirements as owning and driving a car - registration of patricia92243 May 2018 #17

Arguments based on the punctuation are misguided DavidDvorkin May 2018 #16

There is also the fact that the copies were hand mercuryblues May 2018 #18

Good point. DavidDvorkin May 2018 #19