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Originally posted by Grady Clay
Amendment II
“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.”
An interesting part of this is that the Supreme Court has never ruled on the meaning of “militia” as far as I can tell. Does it mean the "people" in the National Guard defending the “State”? Does it mean you and your neighbor for any (legal?) purpose?
I suspect both sides of the issue don’t want this determined for fear it might not go their way.
Best,
Grady
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We actually do know what militia means, it's been defined in law for over 200 years. It's the whole body of the people capable of acting in defense of self, family, neighbors, and nation. The common law definition has been around even longer. It is not an aggregate of the people, and the National Guard, being a reserve of the Active Army, isn't in the militia at all.
"A well read electorate, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and read books shall not be infringed."