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In reply to the discussion: Should Gun Owners Have to Join the Reserves? IE "A well regulated militia". [View all]Press Virginia
(2,329 posts)58. It happens to be the very definition of what the Militia is
A supplemental force, made up of nonprofessionals
I'm pretty certain he wasn't confused by what it was
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Should Gun Owners Have to Join the Reserves? IE "A well regulated militia". [View all]
marble falls
Feb 2016
OP
They can do that when they call forth the Militia to put down insurrection or fight invasion
Press Virginia
Feb 2016
#111
NO - they have the power all the time. It is quite clear how the Militias were to be regulated.
jmg257
Feb 2016
#115
Sorry you are wrong. It doesn't say that. You are confusing "governing" with "organizing..."
jmg257
Feb 2016
#119
Well- you or I are not in the Constitutional Militia, nor the new well-regulated
jmg257
Feb 2016
#121
THE Militias are (or were) well-defined entities. They pre-dated the Constitution.
jmg257
Feb 2016
#127
You are aware that the Guard is the government and the 2A wasn't intended to
Press Virginia
Feb 2016
#130
Commissions aren't from the state. So the state isn't appointing officers
Press Virginia
Feb 2016
#132
Fair enough question. In your own words, how would this state of affairs be brought about?
friendly_iconoclast
Feb 2016
#68
Nothing will happen since the 2A is somewhat irrelevant to the failure of gun control at the moment
hack89
Feb 2016
#69
AWBs, registration, licensing, magazine size limit laws were not "swatted down" were they?
hack89
Feb 2016
#76
So give me a concrete example of a law that was recently overturned in court due to the 2A
hack89
Feb 2016
#85
No. You were going to show me effective laws that were "swatted down" because of the 2A
hack89
Feb 2016
#102
I already served, so why should I have to join the Reserves, even if I were young enough? eom
GGJohn
Feb 2016
#6
I'm all for mandatory service for every citizen, not just for those who want to purchase a firearm
TeddyR
Feb 2016
#7
You mean like these guys in Texas protesting undocumented kids at an INS center?
marble falls
Feb 2016
#9
Not at all. I'm not talking about firearms as tools. I'm talking about firearms as ...
marble falls
Feb 2016
#16
A gun on farm seems OK. Carrying a gun because one is afraid of, or hates certain, people is another
Hoyt
Feb 2016
#28
Yes, any yahoo that needs to strap on a gun or two to go to the store, needs counseling.
Hoyt
Feb 2016
#136
I did, you just can't get your mind off gunz long enough to recognize the answer.
Hoyt
Feb 2016
#140
Uh no you didn't. You did obsess over Ted Nugent and some fat guys at a Denny's
Press Virginia
Feb 2016
#141
Only when they are called forth to put down insurrection or defend from invasion
Press Virginia
Feb 2016
#114
They way some people here think of gun owners, I can't imagine they'd want them in the reserves.
Brickbat
Feb 2016
#11
Well, because the second amendment says so. Read it very carefully using all of your braincells.
CBGLuthier
Feb 2016
#24
So, are all you gun fanciers over 45 gonna turn yours in per Title 10 USC, Section 311?
Hoyt
Feb 2016
#29
And to go to town. If you just kept one or two on the farm, wouldn't get criticism.
Hoyt
Feb 2016
#38
The criticism of those who confuse keyboard use with real-life activism is merely noise...
friendly_iconoclast
Feb 2016
#53
*They* work to meet their goals. You lot do little besides wear out keyboards complaining about them
friendly_iconoclast
Feb 2016
#56
What have *you* done in the real world to counter the NRA besides reposting pictures?
friendly_iconoclast
Feb 2016
#62
Anecdotal and not representative of the vast majority of gun owners in ANY state.
Snobblevitch
Feb 2016
#107
Where does Title 10 USC, Section 311 require turning-in weapons after turning 46?
Nuclear Unicorn
Feb 2016
#35
Logic challenges you doesn't it. If you are 46, you aren't in the militia. Turn em in.
Hoyt
Feb 2016
#36
Please highlight the part where it says you have to turn in your weapons upon turning
GGJohn
Feb 2016
#39
There's no turn-in requirement. That's pretend wanna-beleev on your part.
Nuclear Unicorn
Feb 2016
#41
It doesn't, that's just Hoyt trying to look like he knows what he's talking about. eom.
GGJohn
Feb 2016
#37
If the militia was truly their genuine concern they'd be arguing to ensure civilians have access to
Nuclear Unicorn
Feb 2016
#43
Damned commanists. At least they don't deal with the foulness of the semi-colon!
Eleanors38
Feb 2016
#123
Im sure in those States with the gun deaths they contain large urban settings with gang/drug
Waldorf
Feb 2016
#45
"Someone" is *already* responsible- the person with the gun. See how that works?
friendly_iconoclast
Feb 2016
#59
Note that Federal law declares all males between 17 and 44 (inclusive) to be in the militia...
PoliticAverse
Feb 2016
#51
Fortunately, those with the author's viewpoint have little to no political efficacy...
friendly_iconoclast
Feb 2016
#63
Even in GD, the controllers seem confused as to their "stand" on the OP's question...
Eleanors38
Feb 2016
#73
Right, because what we really need to do with these people is invest them with civil authority.
Act_of_Reparation
Feb 2016
#108
No, people should learn how to read, and interpret, the wording....
Ghost in the Machine
Feb 2016
#117