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Nicholas Begich: “The Second Amendment is abundantly clear. It couldn't be…”

Featuring: Nicholas Begich, Republican | U.S. House Alaska At-large District

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Published | Video Starts at 20:09

And I would hope that they wouldn't be engaging in creative and new ways to infringe on our Second Amendment rights. But if somebody did, yes, I would. And so here's the thing. The Second Amendment is abundantly clear. It couldn't be more clear than it is. The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. Shall not is a legal term of art. It's very, very clear. And what, all the examples that you just described are examples of infringement on rights. (20:09–20:20)

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Asserts that the Second Amendment clearly states the right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.

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