Pic of actual amendment?

[Steelharp]

I have looked everywhere online, and cannot find a pic file of the 2nd that is actually READABLE.

 

My question is regarding phrasing and punctuation. Is it, "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," with all commas, or was a ";" used after "State," as a separation of the thoughts? That might be important in an argument.

[Jonnin]

the actual text is all over the web.

 

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.

 

The document is not readable easily, it is, after all, handwritten and rather old. 

 

You can find pictures of the document but it is, again, a mess.  If you have a good paint program, download a GOOD image of it and run some filters on it to see if you can get the text to pop out.  But it just is not in very good shape.

 

I have a decent image now.  I will try to make it clearly visible.   If you pm me an email I will send it and you can post it here.  I cant deal with posting an image right now.

Edited January 17, 2013 by Jonnin

[cj0e]

It's faint, but legible.There is a comma used after State. Look for "Article the Fourth"

 

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/79/Bill_of_Rights_Pg1of1_AC.jpg

[Jonnin]

this pdf is readable, actually. 

 

http://www.virginiamemory.com/docs/hires/BillRights_HR.pdf

 

its rough, but if you zoom in.  Remember its article 4 that you seek!

[Steelharp]

Thanks, cj0e. Answered my question!

[Guest 6.8 AR]

I have looked everywhere online, and cannot find a pic file of the 2nd that is actually READABLE.

 

My question is regarding phrasing and punctuation. Is it, "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," with all commas, or was a ";" used after "State," as a separation of the thoughts? That might be important in an argument.

It is important in an argument. I had one on another forum about it. He kept trying to tear it apart by asking why "well regulated militia"

is in there. He kept saying it has something to do with the army, which really is in enumerated powers, not the 2nd. He was a Canuck

who thought he should intrude like Piers Morgan. He was made toast in that argument. I was prepareds to say "right next to where it

says muskets", but ended up not having to. :D

[DaveTN]

50% of the 2nd amendment has been settled in the last couple of years. You have an individual right to keep arms. However, that can be infringed upon and Obama and Biden are about to show us just how much.

You do not have a right to bear arms; that will be controlled by the state. So much for “shall not be infringed”.