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A well regulated militia would determine what types of guns, what ammo, what uniforms, what qualifies a member, etc. Besides the freedom of the State means tha

A well regulated militia would determine what types of guns, what ammo, what uniforms, what qualifies a member, etc. Besides the freedom of the State means that its not subordinate to another State. Not that random people get to shoot at the duly elected State government.

strideashort 4mo ago
You are simply reading the sentence wrong. Well regulated militia is not condition.
- stymaar 4mo ago
  Right, it was juste written down there to decorate the paper of the constitution.
  - dazilcher 4mo ago
    Prefatory clause, justifies the following operative clause. Does not restrict the latter, but explains why it is needed.
rolph 4mo ago
regulation, as a constraint vs extremes of behaviour, keeping something within acceptable boundries. duly elected or not, a government that persues an undue course of action is in need of regulation. the proximal context, a militia occupying cities to enforce the taking of taxes, liberties, and autonomy is a militia requiring regulation. that regulation manifests as a resistance to application of force that is bane rather than boon to the social order. that requires the bearing of arms that place the regulating faction [plebe] on equal terms with the offending militia.