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Originally Posted by willravel
I think that language is quite clear. A 'well regulated militia' is the organized militia outlined in section 1: the organized militia; the National Guard and Naval Militia. Those are the only current organizations in the US that could be reasonably classified as well regulated militia.
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You make quite a leap from well regulated to organized. Well regulated in the parlance of the times actually meant well trained. Perhaps a better tact would be to properly train all members of the militia so that by the age of 17 they have some formal firearms training rather than just playing Doom.
By the way the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has ruled the 2nd Amendment to be an individual right, not a collective one. Of course this only makes sense given its context in the constitution.
Why would the framers throw a collective right in the mix with 9 individual rights in a document called the Bill of Rights which was specifically written to garauntee individual freedoms?
Perhaps you should look at the 2nd Amendment from the opposite direction: An armed populace insures the ability of the state to draw upon competant (or well trained) citizens for its militia if needed.
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Originally Posted by willravel
I like your idea of getting rid of ALL guns, and giving police officers non lethal weaponry. I'd vote the hell out of that measure.
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And what happens if just one gun gets through the net into the hands of a violent criminal?