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According to the current Supreme Court, there is no "well regulated militia". They left that out that part of the definition. They allowed the right to keep and bear arms.
At the time it was written (I believe), "well regulated" meant descplined, or controlled. That is why we have police forces in local, state and national levels.
Also, at the time, youngsters were trained on the proper use of weapons, i.e. you shoot the deer for food; you do not shoot the dog for sport. Or to put it in todays verbiage - you shoot to defend yourself; you do not shoot to take someone's money.
Personally, I have no problem w/gun ownership (w/training). You don't know who may show up in your house in the middle of the night. (Wait-most of those have their own guns used against them.) But I also have conflicts w/current state laws (as my own in FL) that flaunt it. Why should someone be allowed to take a gun to work? Is he that threatened? If you are that scared, get another job. If you are that scared of the area you work, move.
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