NugginFutz Wrote:Ok - I'll bite. Where in the 2A does it say "properly trained, equipped, and subject to military regulations"?No, I did not click on that link and read the two paragraphs you posted, but the most important part of them says essentially the same thing that I said.
Surely, you must have also read the preceding two paragraphs.
https://www.lectlaw.com/files/gun01.htm
The author clearly states that the interpretation you are applying, Stan, is erroneous. It does not fit the "context of the Framers' definition of "militia," government regulation."
lectlaw Wrote:The words "well regulated" had a far different meaning at the time the Second Amendment was drafted. ...government regulation was not the intended meaning.
stanc Wrote:..."well regulated" did not refer to being regulated by Congress.When the Second Amendment was written, a "well regulated" militia was one that was properly trained, organized, and equipped to function as a military unit.
The unorganized militia was not "a well regulated militia," because its members were not required to even own a gun, let alone be skilled in military operations.
