Greenmachin3
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After watching a documentary about double rifles and shotguns by famous old companies, a thought occurred to me. Most people assume today "well regulated" in 2nd amendment means "well controlled" or "well supervised", but when it comes to double rifles and shotguns, well regulated means good accuracy and precision between barrels. It seems any company that makes these fine firearms tends to go on and on about how important well regulated barrels are. By that logic, I could see how important a well regulated militia is.. a group of ordinary folk who can actually hit something with a certain level of accuracy with their firearms if the need arises.
Could "well regulated" actually mean "capable of good accuracy" ? Has something been lost in translation as English has changed over the last three centuries.
Using it a defense against anti's would be fun if it were indeed what was meant.
Could "well regulated" actually mean "capable of good accuracy" ? Has something been lost in translation as English has changed over the last three centuries.
Using it a defense against anti's would be fun if it were indeed what was meant.