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> [In recent years it has been suggested that the Second Amendment protects the "collective" right of states to maintain militias, while it does not protect the right of "the people" to keep and bear arms... If anyone entertained this notion…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-halbrook/in-recent-years-it-has-been-suggested-that-the-second-amendment/)

Stephen Halbrook

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## More by Stephen Halbrook

> [Such questions have never been discussed in scholarly publications because the Nazi laws, policies, and practices have never been adequately documented. The record establishes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-halbrook/such-questions-have-never-been-discussed-in-scholarly-publications/)

Stephen Halbrook

> [In recent years it has been suggested that the Second Amendment protects the "collective" right of states to maintain militias, while it does not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-halbrook/in-recent-years-it-has-been-suggested-that-the-second-amendment/)

Stephen Halbrook

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