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No. “Well regulated” in the context of the 2A means in good working condition. The militia, which is every male between the ages of 18 and 45, shoukd have a wor

by jdkee 7y ago

No. “Well regulated” in the context of the 2A means in good working condition. The militia, which is every male between the ages of 18 and 45, shoukd have a working weapon. Legal “regulations” has nothing to do with it.

enraged_camel 7y ago
>>“Well regulated” in the context of the 2A means in good working condition. This is the first time I'm hearing of this "good working condition" definition.
- finnthehuman 7y ago
  Definitions and case law surrounding 200 year old text aren't immediately intuitive from the layman's reading.
anigbrowl 7y ago
[citation needed]
- ryeights 7y ago
  https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/554/570/#tab-opinion-1962738 https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/554/570/#tab-opi... Ctrl-F "well-regulated"
  - anigbrowl 7y ago
    That's not at all what the GP was saying.
    - ryeights 7y ago
      >Finally, the adjective “well-regulated” implies nothing more than the imposition of proper discipline and training. It's pretty close...