keystone183 Wrote:I guess i'm dense. I still have no idea why we're arguing or discussing organized vs unorganized militias. Can somebody type an explanation out very slowly and with as many four letter words as possible so that i at least have a chance to understand?
There are some who believe the 2ndA applies only to the organized militia," AKA, the national guard", thus nullifying the right to bear arms to all others. All citizens belong to the un-organized militia which has been the topic of discussion. The debate is rather moot since the Heller case ruled:
District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570 (2008),[1] is a landmark case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the Second Amendment protects an individual's right to possess a firearm, unconnected with service in a militia, for traditionally lawful purposes,