01-16-2013, 10:04 PM
hm2 clark Wrote:...13 out of 16 people in that room thought that the Bill of Rights was about as revelent as the Monroe Doctrine or the Dread Scott decision.I'm inclined to agree. When the 2nd Amendment was written, there was a small standing Army, and state militias formed the bulk of land forces.
Today the regular Army is the main land force, augmented by the Army Reserve and Army Reserve National Guard; official state militias long ago ceased to exist.