>>So then, if I understand correctly, all the bozos (and non-bozos too) running around in the U.S. with guns constitute your idea of "A well regulated militia"?
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>At the time of the writing of the Constitution, all able-bodied males were part of the local militia, and even required to participate in periodic drills - part of the reason for having a village "common" was to provide space for drills.
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>I believe there are still laws on the books regarding militias, but would have to research it.
But then, you gotta ask yourself. How can the NRA (or anyone else) base its most passionate argument on the words of the 2nd amendment when the 2nd amendment calls for a well regulated militia, and the NRA is diametrically opposed to anything that even faintly smells of regulation. Isn't this a paradox?
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