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The New York Times's 'right to kill' story gets the Second Amendment backward

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The New York Times's 'right to kill' story gets the Second Amendment backward

TL;DR

  • Mike McIntire, an investigative reporter, claims the Constitution does not explicitly state an individual right to own a gun for self-defense.
  • McIntire suggests that the modern gun lobby was responsible for establishing the idea of this right within the Constitution.
  • The author of the article refutes McIntire's claim, calling it 'completely backward.'

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