Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: A closer look: How many school shootings since Newtown? [View all]jimmy the one
(2,712 posts)No reply on your contention here?: Johnston: Well regulated means well equipped.
Point out where Webster in 1828 defined 'regulated' as 'equipped':
Webster's 1828 dictionary: regulated REG'ULATED, Adjusted by rule, method or forms; put in good order; subjected to rules or restrictions http://1828.mshaffer.com/d/search/word,regulated
Websters 1828: EQUIP', v. t. 1. Properly, to dress; to habit. Hence, to furnish with arms, or a complete suit of arms, for military service. Thus we say, to equip men or troops for war; to equip a body of infantry or cavalry. But the word seems to include not only arms, but clothing, baggage, utensils, tents, and all the apparatus of an army, particularly when applied to a body of troops. Hence, to furnish with arms and warlike apparatus; as, to equip a regiment.
2. To furnish with men, artillery and munitions of war, as a ship.
Had james Madison intended 2ndA to apply to equipping the militia, he'd have rather said 'A well equipped militia, being nec for the security of a free state, rkbasnbi'.
But Johnston, that logic fallacy buster, makes the 'moon is cheese' logic fallacy. The moon is white, cheese is white, thus the moon is made of cheese (one version of it).
A militia is well equipped when it goes to war, 2ndA says a militia is well regulated, thus, well regulated is well equipped.
What kind of logic fallacy is that Johnston? cheesy hoc, moony hoc?