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The individual’s right to bear arms does not extinguish government’s regulation of same (US Vs Miller, US Vs Emerson). Whereas the individual may bear arms, government can define what kind of arms is to be kept by the said individual. The above bill does not deny support for the 2nd Amendment but insists on the regulation and qualification of the kind of arms that can be carried by any said individual. There is sense in wanting to know why any individual would require armor piercing ammunition or an assault rifle/sniper gun for that matter. The right to bear arms is not, and ought not to be, a blank cheque for the acquisition of any kind of weapon by the individual, both demented and sane. Whereas that right is preserved it is trite law that it be regulated and qualified, and that is what Obama seems to pursue-the right to bear and own arms responsibly.