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Originally Posted by Humerox
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Originally Posted by Vellatri
Minor but important correction: this is not a conditional statement. It's a prefatory clause.
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Not necessarily so.
Clause and Effect.
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Is this a joke? You're not aware of the SCOTUS ruling on D.C. vs Heller? From the court's opinion (1)(a):
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The Amendment’s prefatory clause announces a purpose, but does not limit or expand the scope of the second part, the operative clause."