DC vs. Heller settled the meaning of the term in regards to Constitutional law. There's also a long history of "well-regulated" meaning well-equipped, in prope

DC vs. Heller settled the meaning of the term in regards to Constitutional law. There's also a long history of "well-regulated" meaning well-equipped, in proper working order, etc. in English going back hundreds of years. A quick search found this list of examples: https://www.learnaboutguns.com/2019/08/11/the-meaning-of-well-regulated-in-the-2nd-amendment/ https://www.learnaboutguns.com/2019/08/11/the-meaning-of-wel... (linking to that site rather than its source since the source is sending a bad SSL cert) There are other writings by the Founding Fathers from the time of the ratification of the US Constitution reiterating the need of a right for people to own arms in case it's necessary to overthrow the government, specifically including the government they had just created.