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"A well regulated militia" [View all] wilt the stilt Dec 2012 OP
Don't expect a coherent answer from the gun nuts... joeybee12 Dec 2012 #1
^^^ This^^^ etherealtruth Dec 2012 #13
many gun owners pretend those words are not in the 2A nt msongs Dec 2012 #2
Most pretend they ARE a "well-regulated militia" Scootaloo Dec 2012 #5
Yeah. They are "well regulated" until they go crazy and kill someone. madinmaryland Dec 2012 #30
Yeah, I'd like to know, too. tblue Dec 2012 #3
In Teamerica today, "a well-regulated militia" means "any clown with a semi-automatic." nt valerief Dec 2012 #4
Listening to a local call in program this afternoon, the gun doc03 Dec 2012 #6
That seems to be the argument etherealtruth Dec 2012 #16
Unfortunately, there are two different meanings of that phrase from that time. ZombieHorde Dec 2012 #7
Really. truebluegreen Dec 2012 #20
Oh shit, I made a mistake. I should have said working well. ZombieHorde Dec 2012 #22
In that time period the whole of the militia oneshooter Dec 2012 #23
The right to bear arms is NOT absolute. elleng Dec 2012 #8
They say they're part of a citizens militia mzmolly Dec 2012 #9
Yup. They think Red Dawn is a documentary. progressoid Dec 2012 #10
LOL. That and they can mzmolly Dec 2012 #11
militia = death squads. and-justice-for-all Dec 2012 #29
I agree with mzmolly Dec 2012 #31
Discussed in the Federalist Papers bongbong Dec 2012 #12
I have always understood it to be that: 1) a militia is essential, 2) a competent and petronius Dec 2012 #14
So all the coward wannabe Rambos of the world can have a military rifle tabasco Dec 2012 #15
I've always understood it to mean something like this TrogL Dec 2012 #17
A militia is an organization of people rrneck Dec 2012 #18
The well regulated militias are made up of people who have the right to bear arms davidn3600 Dec 2012 #19
Well that militia isn't very well regulated when a member goes on a tear and kills 20 babies. RomneyLies Dec 2012 #26
A well regurgitated militia DainBramaged Dec 2012 #21
Synonymous with "unregulated maniac". That's what they think it means. Kablooie Dec 2012 #24
the problem is, the NRA has the politicians so cowtowed they refuse to regulate even a little RomneyLies Dec 2012 #25
There never was an individual's right to bear arms duffyduff Dec 2012 #27
The entire Bill of Rights are individual rights hack89 Dec 2012 #32
Its ran its course... and-justice-for-all Dec 2012 #28
So amend the Constitution hack89 Dec 2012 #33
No.. and-justice-for-all Dec 2012 #35
You don't have too many legal options hack89 Dec 2012 #36
shhh, the nra will declare itself a well regulated militia spanone Dec 2012 #34
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