Help, Word search Needed, 2nd Amend case comin!

[mike bell]

Word Research Needed Immediately

Court' s Interpretation of the Second Amendment is at Stake

November 3, 2003

http://KeepAndBearArms.com/silveira/research.asp

KeepAndBearArms.com -- The words of the Second
Amendment are likely to be considered by the U.S. Supreme
Court soon. We are doing important research to that end and
are asking for immediate help.

What we need:

1) Scanned images from old dictionaries -- 1750 to 1825 --
of certain definitions.

2) Dictionaries from 1750 to 1825 donated to us for use in
this research.

If a nearby library has very old dictionaries, we need your help!
Please scan the FRONT COVER, TITLE PAGE (and
any other page with publication date) and the PAGE
WITH THE DEFINITION of the words below. The
definitions we need are listed below in order of importance;
the first two are the most important:

regulated
infringed
keep
bear
militia
necessary
security
right
people
arms

We' d prefer to have them all but will take what we can get
and be grateful. Scanned images should be 240dpi or better
if possible.

If you can donate any old dictionaries, please mail them to:

KeepAndBearArms.com
1109 S. Plaza Way, #136
Flagstaff, Arizona 86001

If you either (A) own old dictionaries you are willing to donate
or (B) are willing to do some research as described above,
please contact Angel Shamaya directly at
Director@KeepAndBearArms.com or (928) 522-8833 with
details on what you will be doing to help. If you' re just dropping
a dictionary or two in the mail, please send an email about the
book(s) -- name, publication date, etc. -- so we know what' s
on the way.

Thanks!

KeepAndBearArms.com
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[James B]

My wife' s mother was a techer many years ago I will check into it and see if she may have anything like that.

[Coastie]

I believe they should be looking at books on the usage of the language as well. Punctuation usage over the years has not changed as much as word meanings. The first clause in the second ammendment as interpreted today by the anti' s is different than when I went to school in the 50' s and 60' s. I read it as the first clause being a dependent clause, it makes no sense without the remainder of the sentence. That is what makes the second ammendment debatable today. The lawyers and antis are interpreting it to be the dominate clause of the ammendment and thus not a right of the people but of the state. If it were not for that militia thing, there would never be a question.