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Binkie The Clown

(7,911 posts)
Sat Jun 4, 2022, 09:04 PM Jun 2022

we don't need to repeal the second amendment...

... We just need to enforce the "well regulated militia" clause.

Anyone who wants to shoot assault weapons can join the National Guard, and get firearms training. Then they can come to the armory and check out a weapon at the firing range, and then check it back into the armory when they leave.

They get to play with their "toys", yet remain "well regulated."

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we don't need to repeal the second amendment... (Original Post) Binkie The Clown Jun 2022 OP
All able-bodied men between ages 17 and 45 are already in the militia. EX500rider Jun 2022 #1
The why are 'militias' as you describe them illegal in so many states? AndyS Jun 2022 #2
It's not "how I describe them" EX500rider Jun 2022 #7
But, but, but... 2naSalit Jun 2022 #3
The problem is that SCOTUS doesn't agree with you nt ripcord Jun 2022 #4
Well, I'm right and SCOTUS is wrong. So there. nt Binkie The Clown Jun 2022 #5
Yes, exactly how I feel too elias7 Jun 2022 #6

EX500rider

(10,847 posts)
1. All able-bodied men between ages 17 and 45 are already in the militia.
Sat Jun 4, 2022, 09:09 PM
Jun 2022

See the Dick Act. The 1903 act repealed the Militia Acts of 1795 and designated the militia (per Title 10 of the U.S. Code, Section 311) as two classes: the Reserve Militia, which included all able-bodied men between ages 17 and 45, and the Organized Militia, comprising state militia (National Guard) units receiving federal support.

elias7

(4,001 posts)
6. Yes, exactly how I feel too
Sat Jun 4, 2022, 10:40 PM
Jun 2022

When you’re right, you’re right. Left to current trends and forces, the current path is a dead end.

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