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The United States Constitution gives each "citizen" the right (and responsibility?) to bear arms; in the context of, "a well regulated militia".
Who's militia; who's the regulator, of the regulated?
It is not explicid, but I believe "reasonable men" is implicidly presumed, and that in this Constitutional context of armed citizens; for all adults, men and woman; that the term "citizen" reasonable excludes, the legally adjudicated signifigantly mentally impaired; un-pardoned convicted felons; and those in active duty, non-militia, regular military and naval forces. That the term "citizen" in this Constitutional context includes (not otherwise excluded) volunteers; and may include, non-volunteers.
The Constitution explicidly speaks of an individual "right", that implicidly bespeaks of a collective "responsibility", to bear arms; in the context of a well regulated militia. The individual right to both arms, and militia to bear them in, is the individual citizen's "right"; not the government's right.
The governmnent's "right", more realisticly responsibility; is to "well regulate" the people's, not the government's; Constitutional context militia.
On the social-political left, is the argument, the government has the right to regulate the people's militia out of existence. It doesn't! Such would be counter productive to protecting we the people's militia in "our", not just the government's, Constitution.
On the social-political right, is the argument, that the individual "right to bear arms" militiaman (qualified citizen, male and female), has the additional right; NOT to be collectively well regulated by the government, as a militia person, or persons. Wrong!
The essence of our Constitution, both individually and collectively; is both proportion and balance. The Constitution in a larger context, for example; "balances" the governmental Executive against both the Legislative and Judicial branches; and conversly balances the Legislative against both the Judicial and Executive, also the Judicial against both Legislative and Executive. Exclusively possesed power (singular) corrupts; co-shared, balanced powers (plural) balance; balance both wanted co-operative good, and balance un-wanted conpetitive, corrupted powers.
Likewise, the Constitutional concept of the individual citizen's right to bear arms, is, and should be; balanced by the responsibility of our government to well regulate the citizen's; not the government's; we the people's militia.
To "well regulate" we the people's militia into non-existance, or into ineffectiveness, by the government of the governed; is to destroy that Constitutional concept of balance, between the government and governed. The Constitutional concept of we the people's militia exists not because of, but in spite of, our government. "Our" government, and "only" our government; not then, now, nor never, the government's government
Neither the governed, nor government; should either arrogantly openly, or secretly covertly, weigh a thumb on the American scales of justice, when weighing the balance of the we the people's right to bear arms; or the government's counter-balancing responsibility, to well regulate, that Constitutional right to bear arms, in the context of Constitutional militia.
My personal druthers: I believe our's would be a better America, if all qualified citizens, both voluntary and involutary; had government owned and issued long arms in their homes, with ample ammunition, for the ranks; and likewise side arms and amunition for their officers. This with once yearly mandatory fire arms drill; supplimented by voluntary monthly drills; even months for some, odd months for the others; and all togethor, once mandatorily, yearly.
Qualified citizens would include not otherwise disqualified U.S. male AND FEMALE citizens traditionally between the ages of 16 and 61. Consciencious objectors would be accommodated as medics, and otherwise, within their restraints, reasonably applied. That if discharged from we the people's militia, if overage 55 or more, with over twenty years honorable service; that they have the right to purchase their own, government owned and issued firearm, and hang it on; if not a 'real', then mental mantle, for those these days, lacking fireplaces.
For honorable service consciencious objectors lacking fire arms; a sincere military salute, civil handshake, and certificate of service.
The American Constitutionally constitued, we the people's militia: no 'bunk' at Bunker Hill.
Thank you ancestor Capt. David Copp, Sr., with one of three Dover, New Hampshire, companies of militia who there, then, fought the good fight. His widow, Mrs. Margaret 'Molly' Palmer Copp (daughter of Patriot Maj. Barnabas Palmer, Sr.), in her widow's pension application, said that in his last years in a an America, Copp and others helped keep free; LtCol Copp drove her nuts with his frequent account of winning three "guineas" money, from the Dover town fathers, for being the first company from Dover to reach, and engage, in the Battle of Bunker Hill; whilst British artillery atop Copp's Hill, Boston, fired at Capt. Copp and so many brave Patriot others, across the River.
William (1589-1670) and Judith Itchenor Copp (d1670 also), of said Copp's Hill, were LtCol. David Copp, Sr.'s, great, great grandparents. William the son of Thomas and second wife Isabel Gunne Copp; of Bewsall, Hatton, Warwick, England.
I salute Sirs and Madams; my American citizens, and all other's simuliarly situated; sires Patriotic.
Who's militia; who's the regulator, of the regulated?
It is not explicid, but I believe "reasonable men" is implicidly presumed, and that in this Constitutional context of armed citizens; for all adults, men and woman; that the term "citizen" reasonable excludes, the legally adjudicated signifigantly mentally impaired; un-pardoned convicted felons; and those in active duty, non-militia, regular military and naval forces. That the term "citizen" in this Constitutional context includes (not otherwise excluded) volunteers; and may include, non-volunteers.
The Constitution explicidly speaks of an individual "right", that implicidly bespeaks of a collective "responsibility", to bear arms; in the context of a well regulated militia. The individual right to both arms, and militia to bear them in, is the individual citizen's "right"; not the government's right.
The governmnent's "right", more realisticly responsibility; is to "well regulate" the people's, not the government's; Constitutional context militia.
On the social-political left, is the argument, the government has the right to regulate the people's militia out of existence. It doesn't! Such would be counter productive to protecting we the people's militia in "our", not just the government's, Constitution.
On the social-political right, is the argument, that the individual "right to bear arms" militiaman (qualified citizen, male and female), has the additional right; NOT to be collectively well regulated by the government, as a militia person, or persons. Wrong!
The essence of our Constitution, both individually and collectively; is both proportion and balance. The Constitution in a larger context, for example; "balances" the governmental Executive against both the Legislative and Judicial branches; and conversly balances the Legislative against both the Judicial and Executive, also the Judicial against both Legislative and Executive. Exclusively possesed power (singular) corrupts; co-shared, balanced powers (plural) balance; balance both wanted co-operative good, and balance un-wanted conpetitive, corrupted powers.
Likewise, the Constitutional concept of the individual citizen's right to bear arms, is, and should be; balanced by the responsibility of our government to well regulate the citizen's; not the government's; we the people's militia.
To "well regulate" we the people's militia into non-existance, or into ineffectiveness, by the government of the governed; is to destroy that Constitutional concept of balance, between the government and governed. The Constitutional concept of we the people's militia exists not because of, but in spite of, our government. "Our" government, and "only" our government; not then, now, nor never, the government's government
Neither the governed, nor government; should either arrogantly openly, or secretly covertly, weigh a thumb on the American scales of justice, when weighing the balance of the we the people's right to bear arms; or the government's counter-balancing responsibility, to well regulate, that Constitutional right to bear arms, in the context of Constitutional militia.
My personal druthers: I believe our's would be a better America, if all qualified citizens, both voluntary and involutary; had government owned and issued long arms in their homes, with ample ammunition, for the ranks; and likewise side arms and amunition for their officers. This with once yearly mandatory fire arms drill; supplimented by voluntary monthly drills; even months for some, odd months for the others; and all togethor, once mandatorily, yearly.
Qualified citizens would include not otherwise disqualified U.S. male AND FEMALE citizens traditionally between the ages of 16 and 61. Consciencious objectors would be accommodated as medics, and otherwise, within their restraints, reasonably applied. That if discharged from we the people's militia, if overage 55 or more, with over twenty years honorable service; that they have the right to purchase their own, government owned and issued firearm, and hang it on; if not a 'real', then mental mantle, for those these days, lacking fireplaces.
For honorable service consciencious objectors lacking fire arms; a sincere military salute, civil handshake, and certificate of service.
The American Constitutionally constitued, we the people's militia: no 'bunk' at Bunker Hill.
Thank you ancestor Capt. David Copp, Sr., with one of three Dover, New Hampshire, companies of militia who there, then, fought the good fight. His widow, Mrs. Margaret 'Molly' Palmer Copp (daughter of Patriot Maj. Barnabas Palmer, Sr.), in her widow's pension application, said that in his last years in a an America, Copp and others helped keep free; LtCol Copp drove her nuts with his frequent account of winning three "guineas" money, from the Dover town fathers, for being the first company from Dover to reach, and engage, in the Battle of Bunker Hill; whilst British artillery atop Copp's Hill, Boston, fired at Capt. Copp and so many brave Patriot others, across the River.
William (1589-1670) and Judith Itchenor Copp (d1670 also), of said Copp's Hill, were LtCol. David Copp, Sr.'s, great, great grandparents. William the son of Thomas and second wife Isabel Gunne Copp; of Bewsall, Hatton, Warwick, England.
I salute Sirs and Madams; my American citizens, and all other's simuliarly situated; sires Patriotic.
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