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21. Regardless, 'regulated' applies to the militia, not the arms.

Sun Jan 13, 2013, 12:29 PM

Jan 2013

In the 2nd Amendment, the word 'regulated' applies to the militia, not the arms. While I may not go quite as far as Mr. Pratt, I find his commitment to upholding this particular Constitutional liberty refreshing.

And before anyone goes and calls me a rw troll or one-issue gun nut; I feel that we Americans should be similarly steadfast in standing up for the rights to speech, privacy, habeus corpus, equal protection, etc.

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Gun Owners Of America Chief: Scalia Wrong On Second Amendment [View all] DonViejo Jan 2013 OP

Well, Mr. Pratt ... if you're going to get technical about how the constitution is written ... zbdent Jan 2013 #1

'Regulated' was always a part of the second amendment duhneece Jan 2013 #5

Regardless, 'regulated' applies to the militia, not the arms. appal_jack Jan 2013 #21

HYPOCRITES B-ONE Lancer Jan 2013 #30

Switch to sub light engines rrneck Jan 2013 #47

There's not much utility in posting something ... surrealAmerican Jan 2013 #48

Dear god... raidert05 Jan 2013 #53

please stop shouting, it hurts my eyes and hurts your points klyon Jan 2013 #57

Much of the discussion, now, IS about duhneece Jan 2013 #40

If you care about speech rights, this might interest you: JDPriestly Jan 2013 #60

Thanks JDP. Indeed important. appal_jack Jan 2013 #64

And I do, and it did...interest me. duhneece Jan 2013 #65

All actual or potential militia members must be liscenced. TheMadMonk Jan 2013 #62

I looked up that question the other day. To them, a "well-regulated" militia means bloomington-lib Jan 2013 #6

That's the way a lot of writers in the late 1700s used the term. Igel Jan 2013 #25

In order to be "well regulated", militias need to have people who have guns.Who are militias? humblebum Jan 2013 #50

Any Society Can Decide That It Will No Longer Support And Allow Gun Ownership cantbeserious Jan 2013 #2

Just in this society it will require a constitutional amendment.. pipoman Jan 2013 #7

Defeatism Is Not An Endearing Quality cantbeserious Jan 2013 #10

Nor is unrealistic expectations.. pipoman Jan 2013 #43

Societies Change - DUI Laws - Smoking Laws - Civil Rights Laws - Etc., Etc. ... cantbeserious Jan 2013 #44

I'm not saying it can't change, pipoman Jan 2013 #49

This Is Not About Obama, This Is About Us And The Society We Live In cantbeserious Jan 2013 #63

It will be about Obama pipoman Jan 2013 #66

More & more, I'm getting closer to supporting repealing the second amendment duhneece Jan 2013 #39

true, since we now have a large standing army it has little purpose or meaning klyon Jan 2013 #58

A government that maintains a large standing army was one of the reasons for having the humblebum Jan 2013 #61

What's Pratt's position on the right to keep and wear explosive underwear on planes? nt Xipe Totec Jan 2013 #3

When you're to the right on Scalia you know you're wacky SWTORFanatic Jan 2013 #4

Whoa! brush Jan 2013 #8

That's what I took from this. kag Jan 2013 #37

There are very few people right of Scalia. aandegoons Jan 2013 #9

Which gets straight to the heart of the matter. Warren Stupidity Jan 2013 #11

Wow pipoman Jan 2013 #51

The GOA Is The Group For Those Who Think The NRA Is Too Liberal. Really. Paladin Jan 2013 #12

I wonder about that, too primavera Jan 2013 #16

Nicely Put. (nt) Paladin Jan 2013 #19

We're relying on words written over 220 years ago groundloop Jan 2013 #13

Why have a single intent? Igel Jan 2013 #29

The National Guard is the "well regulated Militia." formercia Jan 2013 #14

The National Guard did not exist in the 1700s. former9thward Jan 2013 #35

I'm talking about Today. formercia Jan 2013 #41

Mr. Pratt, if the 2nd Amendment is there to constrain the government, A Simple Game Jan 2013 #15

The Constitution REQUIRES regulation. bowens43 Jan 2013 #17

Pratt Didn't Have To Concern Himself With A "Well Regulated Militia".... Paladin Jan 2013 #20

Actually, it is paradoxical ... brett_jv Jan 2013 #23

So Shoot Me. Paladin Jan 2013 #24

Your shouting won't help your position. former9thward Jan 2013 #36

"Scalia wrong"....gee, what ARE the odds? BlueNoteSpecial Jan 2013 #18

Okay, Fine, Larry ... lets' just remove ALL regulations on gun ownership then ... brett_jv Jan 2013 #22

GOA makes NRA look sane. They are the fringe's fringe. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2013 #26

how crazy r u when scalia, the likely enabler of an samsingh Jan 2013 #27

I give up. Now they've got ME thinking about secession. patrice Jan 2013 #28

The 2nd Amendment says "a WELL-REGULATED MILITIA" not a free-for-all for nincompoops judesedit Jan 2013 #31

Another colossal error in the thinking of these types is that the "gov't" is separate from the okaawhatever Jan 2013 #32

The Constitution pipoman Jan 2013 #56

Unless of course we have a "War on Terror" Bandit Jan 2013 #67

It surprises me how many wish for such a thing.. pipoman Jan 2013 #68

If what the 2nd Amendment meant when it was written kiranon Jan 2013 #33

Sure, and it also says 'A well-regulated militia elleng Jan 2013 #34

Hey! We only read the parts that we like. Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #55

you know the 2nd amendment isnt' the only place "militias" are mentioned booley Jan 2013 #38

What amuses me about Fat Tony the Originalist truebluegreen Jan 2013 #42

This is wryly hilarious, in a sick sort of way. nt MADem Jan 2013 #45

Scalia said that? leanforward Jan 2013 #46

The NRA says the 2nd means A well armed Zimmerman on every street corner graham4anything Jan 2013 #52

Damned activist leftist Supreme Court. What's that? Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #54

I will believe that gun owners really care about freedom and the Second Amendment and civil JDPriestly Jan 2013 #59