Fred Thompson:

From the enactment of the Bill of Rights in 1791 until the 20th century, no one seriously argued that the Second Amendment dealt with anything but an individual right — along with all other nine original amendments. [Civil-rights attorney and gun-law expert Don] Kates writes that not one court or commentator denied it was a right of individual gun owners until the last century. Judges and commentators in the 18th and 19th century routinely described the Second Amendment as a right of individuals. And they expressly compared it to the other rights such as speech, religion, and jury trial.

All in all, a nice follow-up to the Penn and Teller show we linked up early this week. Except, you know, without pink pistols and a giant ugly guy with glasses, sort of thing.

Via Instapundit.