"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. "
as some of us may know, when it was written, 'well-regulated' meant well organized. and the word 'militia' meant all able bodied men of a certain age, whether they wanted to fight or not, were considered to be a part of it. if you didn't want to go and fight, fine. but nary a soul was of the type then. now, put all the words together, and i take it to mean that all able bodied men will take it upon themselves to organize a fighting army and repel and vanquish any and all threats, foreign and domestic - key word - to freedom, liberty, and the pursuit of lifelong happiness. the second half of the 2nd amendment has been and will be debated for a long time, but it seems to me in these increasingly troubled times, the first half should be held under the looking glass a lot more. i, for one, consider myself to be a part of the 'well regulated Militia'.
anyone else?
as some of us may know, when it was written, 'well-regulated' meant well organized. and the word 'militia' meant all able bodied men of a certain age, whether they wanted to fight or not, were considered to be a part of it. if you didn't want to go and fight, fine. but nary a soul was of the type then. now, put all the words together, and i take it to mean that all able bodied men will take it upon themselves to organize a fighting army and repel and vanquish any and all threats, foreign and domestic - key word - to freedom, liberty, and the pursuit of lifelong happiness. the second half of the 2nd amendment has been and will be debated for a long time, but it seems to me in these increasingly troubled times, the first half should be held under the looking glass a lot more. i, for one, consider myself to be a part of the 'well regulated Militia'.
anyone else?