joether -> RE: Another shooting of an unarmed teen... (3/21/2014 4:35:04 AM)
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ORIGINAL: lovmuffin The word regulated in the Second Amendment has nothing to do with regulating guns. "A well regulated militia...." means...ALL THINGS...in that militia are under a specific set of rules and regulations. That would include arms as well. How they were used, maintained, stored, and taken away (due to penalty). Each arm was considered part of the militia and used as part of their civil duties for the militia. Since the United States did not have a standing army, each militia member could in effect, hold ownership of their firearm. How much of an understatement would it be to say that a 'few' things in America have changed from the 18th century into the first dozen or so years of the new millennium?
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