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It's "the right of the people to bear arms," not the right of the well-regulated militia. Furthermore, "regulated" in the context of 18th century refers not to
by sb057 7y ago
It's "the right of the people to bear arms," not the right of the well-regulated militia. Furthermore, "regulated" in the context of 18th century refers not to government oversight[1], but to such a thing being regular.
[1] The modern definition of "regulated" to mean this comes mainly from the creation of the FDA and other such government agencies which made meat, drug, and other such products regular as opposed to varied.
- thfuran 7y ago>Furthermore, "regulated" in the context of 18th century refers not to government oversight[1], While that's true, it doesn't mean that the militia was meant to be free of government control. The constitution provides for congress calling forth the militia and The Militia Acts of 1792 gave the president the power to call upon the militia to quell invasion or rebellion.
- DuskStar 7y ago> The constitution provides for congress calling forth the militia We still have that - it's called the draft now, though. ("The Militia" is every man of fighting age and condition, in the original definition)
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