Chris Murphy

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Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT

2/x First, you selectively quoted the Amendment. It actually reads: "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed." It references militias - not personal defense - for a reason. — PolitiTweet.org

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Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT

You're right, Ted, it's hard to do this issue justice on twitter, but I commend you for trying. Here's my side of the argument, on why the 2nd Amendment is about collective, not personal defense, and allows the government to reasonably condition firearms ownership. 1/x — PolitiTweet.org

An excellent Q, worth considering carefully w/o the snark of Twitter. It is of course not the right to a modern-day… https://t.co/17btAG6IiY

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3/x The founders were strongly opposed to America having a standing army. Madison called it an "instrument of tyranny". But a young America needed to defend itself. This is where militias come in, and the need to make sure citizens were armed in order to serve. — PolitiTweet.org

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