Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Latest Breaking News
In reply to the discussion: Idaho lawmaker: Force all adults into militias to protect gun rights [View all]valerief
(53,235 posts)8. Buh wuh about mah freedumb tah not be milishud? nt
Edit history
Please sign in to view edit histories.
45 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations
Idaho lawmaker: Force all adults into militias to protect gun rights [View all]
Judi Lynn
Feb 2013
OP
Article XIV of their state Constitution sets up a militia obligation of most Idaho citizens.
dairydog91
Feb 2013
#11
If we ever got to the point all adults were being forced into militias...
former9thward
Feb 2013
#37
Under Federal Law, all males between the ages of 17 and 45 are already in the Militia
happyslug
Feb 2013
#15
Sorry, we're not in the militia. Your own link gives explicit instructions on how that shall be done
mbperrin
Feb 2013
#19
That's stupid. You can't force people into something just because they're citizens.
Pterodactyl
Feb 2013
#21
Rice said that there was no issue that was more important to his constituents than gun rights.
Mkap
Feb 2013
#24
an admission that the Constitution refers to arming militias and does not mean infinite guns for
samsingh
Mar 2013
#43
he doesn't agree with a lot of moral stuff- see what's he's saying about voting rights
samsingh
Mar 2013
#45
As the 2nd amendment was written as a *collective* right - the rights of states to have "well
apocalypsehow
Feb 2013
#40