Reply #179

reg·u·late  
verb (used with object), reg·u·lat·ed, reg·u·lat·ing.

1.
to control or direct by a rule, principle, method, etc.: to regulate household expenses.

2.
to adjust to some standard or requirement, as amount, degree, etc.: to regulate the temperature.

3.
to adjust so as to ensure accuracy of operation: to regulate a watch.

4.
to put in good order: to regulate the digestion.

I really do not understand how anti2Aers use that phrase to mean anything other than what it means. Even with the #1 definition it can easily be argued that guns are already being controlled and directed by principled people using rules and methods. It is the unprincipled portion of the population that needs to be regulated....