Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: So where in the Holy Second Amendment does it say anything about "gov't tyranny"? [View all]jimmy the one
(2,776 posts)wiki: The term "regulated" means "disciplined" or "trained". In Heller, the U.S. Supreme Court {justice scalia} stated that "he adjective 'well-regulated' implies nothing more than the imposition of proper discipline and training."
In Federalist No. 29, Alexander Hamilton suggested that well-regulated refers not only to "organizing", "disciplining", and "training" the militia, but also to "arming" the militia
And of course justice scalia prevailed in his 2008 ruling, what did alexander hamilton know, eh?
Read what Supreme Court Justice Joseph Story wrote in early 1800s':
"The right of the citizens to keep and bear arms has justly been considered, as the palladium of the liberties of a republic; since it offers a strong moral check against the usurpation and arbitrary power of rulers, and will generally, even if these are successful in the first instance, enable the people to resist and triumph over them.
And yet, though this truth would seem so clear, and the importance of a well regulated militia would seem so undeniable, it cannot be disguised, that among the American people there is a growing indifference to any system of militia discipline, and a strong disposition, from a sense of its burdens, to be rid of all regulations.
How it is practicable to keep the people duly armed without some organization, it is difficult to see. There is certainly no small danger, that indifference may lead to disgust, and disgust to contempt, and thus gradually undermine all the protection intended by this clause of our National Bill of Rights."
When Justice Story observed in his final sentence - that militia indifference might gradually undermine all the protection intended by the 2ndA - he could not possibly have been referring to an individual RKBA disconnected from militia, since it was a militia disconnect which was his concern about undermining the 2ndA.
Also note story's use of 'the people', clearly white males aged 17 - 45 eligible for militia, not 'all' the people as argued by rightwing. And of course the 'organization' story refers to is the militia.
(believe it or not, scalia twisted story's quote above, to support for the individual interpretation)
PS: Thanks, Ohio!