14 Children and Teacher Killed in Texas Elementary School Shooting

[loramin]

Originally Posted by Rethalis [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Read it again and take note where the commas are placed. It's pretty important.


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.

So what's your point: let's just ignore the first half of the amendment, clearly the framers didn't think it mattered because they used commas?

And as a side note, the English language was significantly different hundreds of years ago, so applying any of our modern understanding of commas to it would be incorrect.

[Rethalis]

Originally Posted by loramin [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

So what's your point: let's just ignore the first half of the amendment, clearly the framers didn't think it matter because they used commas?

Googled for you. https://www.google.com/search?q=what...obile&ie=UTF-8

The comma functions as a tool to indicate to readers a certain separation of words, phrases, or ideas in order to prevent misreading the writer's intended meaning. When a sentence is spoken aloud, a comma often represents a pause, which in verbal conversation functions to clarify meaning