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Line 18: '''"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 meaning of this text remains fiercely debated. The meaning of this text remains fiercely debated. Some advocates maintain that the "militia" meant the entire armed populace, and thus that it was intended to guarantee personal, individual possession of arms. Other advocates maintain that only bearing arms was only intended for a ''government-sanctioned militia'', such as the modern National Guard. There are many positions held on this debate, including the belief that gun ownership is currently overregulated, the desire to further ''regulate'' guns without ''banning'' them, and the wish to ban ownership outright. Gun rights and gun control advocates disagree upon many issues. Key disagreements include:

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