That's not. I'm not a leading constitutional expert, but I know enough leading constitutional experts that I can tell you fairly firmly that Until about 15 years ago, the idea that the Second Amendment clearly encompassed an individual right to bear arms was seen as very controversial and not backed by the history of the Second Amendment. But when the Supreme Court decided in, I think, 2005, in the Heller decision, that the Second Amendment did encompass an individual right to bear arms. (58:45–59:06)
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Asserts that the interpretation of the Second Amendment as encompassing an individual right to bear arms was controversial and historically unsupported until about 15 years ago.
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