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RogueHashrate 4mo ago

In the US Constitution the 2nd Amendment is written as follows

"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."

"well regulated Militia" doesn't mean the government should regulate it, it means in working order/functioning. This is old speak.

The point was to keep government in check basically "If you start acting tyrannically we have some goons who will take you out" that's the whole point. Think about it they just got out if a war with Britain who was being tyrannical via taxes.

If the original meaning isn't going to be respected then the whole document is trash.

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CensorThis 4mo ago

well, the original meaning needs to be reintroduced

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CensorThis 4mo ago

Your conclusion is wrong….

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a source familiar with the matter 4mo ago

I've seen an interesting argument that interprets the first clause negatively, to the effect of:

Because well-armed militias are (unfortunately) necessary, the right to arms shall not be infringed (so that the people can resist the militia if necessary)

Which, if accurate, dispels any thought of limiting arms only to a government-backed militia

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MoneRogue 4mo ago

Not to mention the Founding Fathers would definitely agree with this definition.

"Firearms stand next in importance to the Constitution itself." - George Washington

"Laws that forbid the carrying of arms . . . disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes . . . Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man." - Thomas Jefferson

"The Constitution be never construed to authorize Congress to infringe the just liberty of the press, or the rights of conscience; or to prevent the people of the United States, who are peaceable citizens, from keeping their own arms." - Samuel Adams

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freeborn | ἐλεύθερος | 8r0gwg 4mo ago

'Well-regulated' also means 'well-trained' -- get to the range, boys and girls.

Oh, and according to [10 U.S. Code § 246 - Militia: composition and classes](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/246) the militia is:

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(a)The militia of the United States consists of all able-bodied males at least 17 years of age and, except as provided in section 313 of title 32, under 45 years of age who are, or who have made a declaration of intention to become, citizens of the United States and of female citizens of the United States who are members of the National Guard.

(b)The classes of the militia are—

(1)the organized militia, which consists of the National Guard and the Naval Militia; and

(2)the unorganized militia, which consists of the members of the militia who are not members of the National Guard or the Naval Militia.

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