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Showing Original Post only (View all)I keep hearing "well-regulated militia" as a precondition to gun ownership. [View all]
At the time of the authoring of the 2nd Amendment what were the federal regulations governing the militias?
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I keep hearing "well-regulated militia" as a precondition to gun ownership. [View all]
Nuclear Unicorn
Oct 2015
OP
And for clarity's sake, 2A recognized an individual right to keep and bear arms.
Eleanors38
Oct 2015
#15
That's fine. That kind of language re: 2A is found in some state constitutions,
Eleanors38
Oct 2015
#30
Make militia membership mandatory for gun ownership then send militia members overseas to fight ISIS
LonePirate
Oct 2015
#9
The more that gundamentalists hate an idea, the more it needs to be inplemented.
LonePirate
Oct 2015
#12
The same could be said for gundamentalists who own based on fears of crimes that will never happen.
LonePirate
Oct 2015
#17
The militia is for securing a free state. Expeditionary campaigns are for the military.
Nuclear Unicorn
Oct 2015
#23
That has nothing to do with the OP. What, if any, regulations were placed on the militia when the
Nuclear Unicorn
Oct 2015
#29