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Wednesday, April 18, 2007 12:00 AM

Repeal the Second Amendment

The best way to reduce the odds of another blood bath like the one at Virginia Tech is to amend the Constitution and abolish the right to bear arms.
By Walter Shapiro

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  • Wednesday, April 18, 2007 05:19 PM

    No longer any need for US citizen militias

    This seems to be a reoccurring point in many posts (not only in reply to this article), but I'd point out that by law the National Guard and the various State Guards are militias.

    —Duckman30 Read Duckman30's other letters

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