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Gun Control & RKBA

discntnt_irny_srcsm

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12. Since you ask...

Reply to guillaumeb (Reply #10)

Wed Dec 8, 2021, 05:37 PM

Dec 2021

...at the time "well regulated" often meant effective. It would be impossible to have an effective militia that possessed no standard arms. I would also point out that the Founders made no federal provision for standing army nor did they prohibit the states from doing just that.

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Hardcore gunners are a bunch of sick fucks. [View all] AndyS Dec 2021 OP

Gunzz are an essential part of freedumb. guillaumeb Dec 2021 #1

Saw it, rec'd it and may I say an excellent post! nt AndyS Dec 2021 #2

Yours is not a mainstream view even within the Democratic party hack89 Dec 2021 #3

The SCOTUS defined what Antonin Scalia pretended to find in the 2nd Amendment. guillaumeb Dec 2021 #4

A view also held by many progressive Democratic leaders hack89 Dec 2021 #5

Au contraire sir. discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2021 #6

Except the unorganize militia is for men between 17 and 45 hack89 Dec 2021 #7

As I mentioned in the 3 points I listed per my in practice reference... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2021 #8

I further consider that without an individual RKBA having a militia would be near impossible. discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2021 #9

Then what was the point of specifically referring to a "well-regulated militia", guillaumeb Dec 2021 #10

Since you ask... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2021 #12

But the US does have a well-regulated military, guillaumeb Dec 2021 #16

re: "...which eliminates the need for any unregulated militias." discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2021 #17

Scalia "found" a right that had been hidden. guillaumeb Dec 2021 #23

Just a few points here discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2021 #27

As to Justice Stevens: guillaumeb Dec 2021 #28

I will reread the dissent and get back to you. n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2021 #29

Perhaps this from the dissent will explain my take. discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2021 #30

However: guillaumeb Dec 2021 #31

Would that be... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2021 #32

Archaic grammar would be my guess hack89 Dec 2021 #14

Declaratory clause . . . Surf Fishing Guru Dec 2021 #33

And are the members of this unorganized militia ever ordered to join the organized militia? guillaumeb Dec 2021 #11

I think your effort to blame Scalia is a distraction. discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2021 #13

In the past but not in the last 100 years hack89 Dec 2021 #15

still trying to make "gunz" a thing, huh? krispos42 Dec 2021 #18

Said the frog in a pot of water . . . AndyS Dec 2021 #20

Only a minority of US residents own guns. guillaumeb Dec 2021 #24

Gun owners outnumber the following minority groups: krispos42 Dec 2021 #26

Perhaps you could explain... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2021 #19

Just read the topics covered in the OP. nt AndyS Dec 2021 #21

R.E. Militia. AndyS Dec 2021 #22

Agreed. Very well argued. eom guillaumeb Dec 2021 #25

Scalia overturned? Surf Fishing Guru Dec 2021 #34

No response ... not surprised. PTWB Dec 2021 #35

Well . . . Surf Fishing Guru Dec 2021 #37

Yes, read the Federalist papers . . . Surf Fishing Guru Dec 2021 #36