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Quotation from District of Columbia v. Heller by Supreme Court of the United States
“The Second Amendment is naturally divided into two parts: its prefatory clause and its operative clause.”
District of Columbia v. Heller, Opinion of the Court (Scalia, J.), Part II-A (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Justice Scalia opens the textual analysis that shapes the majority's reading of the militia clause.
Citation: "The Second Amendment is naturally divided into two parts: its prefatory clause and its operative clause." — Supreme Court of the United States, District of Columbia v. Heller, Opinion of the Court (Scalia, J.), Part II-A (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id district-of-columbia-v-heller-q1)
Portrait: Antonin Scalia Official SCOTUS Portrait crop, Steve Petteway, photographer, Supreme Court of the United States[1] (See [2]), Public domain.
