Ferrari308
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The second amendment says
That got me thinking. If government can limit our right to bear arms, can we in turn form militias and get guns that way?
What is a militia? Can we even have them today, or are militia's out of date because of our standing army?
If militias are legal, then why not turn a "shooting club" into a local "county militia"? Ask people to volunteer, tell them they're helping protect the local county in case of a terrorism attack.
How would you form a militia? Would the militia be able to own guns like fully auto M-16's? Would the individual members be allowed to keep the automatic guns, or would the militia have to keep the guns?
Are there any history experts here? How did militia's operate back in the days of George Washington?
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
That got me thinking. If government can limit our right to bear arms, can we in turn form militias and get guns that way?
What is a militia? Can we even have them today, or are militia's out of date because of our standing army?
If militias are legal, then why not turn a "shooting club" into a local "county militia"? Ask people to volunteer, tell them they're helping protect the local county in case of a terrorism attack.
How would you form a militia? Would the militia be able to own guns like fully auto M-16's? Would the individual members be allowed to keep the automatic guns, or would the militia have to keep the guns?
Are there any history experts here? How did militia's operate back in the days of George Washington?