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3. AFAIK it's only been adjudicated in Miller

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Mon Dec 24, 2012, 07:01 PM

Dec 2012

And SCOTUS only cared about it in so far as they said Congress could ban sawed-off shotguns because they're not something a well-regulated militia would use.

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What Is The Interpretation In The 2nd Amendment Of The Term "well regulated" ... [View all] global1 Dec 2012 OP

To an NRA member ... IggleDoer Dec 2012 #1

I think you are onto something. 99th_Monkey Dec 2012 #2

AFAIK it's only been adjudicated in Miller Recursion Dec 2012 #3

Well regulated in this sense intaglio Dec 2012 #4

'well regulated' really means 'functioning well' as in 'a well regulated clock'. PoliticAverse Dec 2012 #5

Regulated in 1780 did not mean what it does today hack89 Dec 2012 #6

It Would Be Interesting To Find The Dictionary Definition Of The Word "Regulated" In 1780..... global1 Dec 2012 #9

Here you go - from the Oxford English Dictionary hack89 Dec 2012 #10

Well In My Supreme Court I Choose To Define Well Regulated ...... global1 Dec 2012 #13

Yours seems like a happy and merry world. Merry Christmas. nt hack89 Dec 2012 #14

In 18th century parlance nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #7

It means to keep your guns in working order The Straight Story Dec 2012 #8

I'm no scholar, but CANDO Dec 2012 #11

It refers to a population of people who are able to defend themselves and their communities slackmaster Dec 2012 #12