On Tue, 6 Mar 2012 11:18:15 -0800
"Guy Smith" <[email protected]> wrote:

> The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed;
> a well armed and well regulated militia being the best security of a
> free country; but no person religiously scrupulous of bearing arms
> shall be compelled to render military service in person.

You bring up a good point. I'm now going to go out on a limb, not
having read the article.

The fact that Congress struck the last clause suggests a preference of
some sort for defense over religious conscience.

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