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One of the most controversial issues of contemporary life is the Second Amendment:

“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.”

Part of what makes this a difficult issue to engage with is the relationship between “A well regulated militia” and “the right of the people to bear Arms.”

1. The discussion involves first, trying to understand what the two parts of the Amendment state and how they relate. The discussion should explain what a “well-regulated militia” means and how that relates, or not, to “the right of the people to bear Arms shall not be infringed.