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In reply to the discussion: Gun Owners Of America Chief: Scalia Wrong On Second Amendment [View all]duhneece
(4,112 posts)5. 'Regulated' was always a part of the second amendment
So who did the writers of the Constitution think should and could monitor/do/provide the regulating if not the government?
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Well, Mr. Pratt ... if you're going to get technical about how the constitution is written ...
zbdent
Jan 2013
#1
I looked up that question the other day. To them, a "well-regulated" militia means
bloomington-lib
Jan 2013
#6
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
Societies Change - DUI Laws - Smoking Laws - Civil Rights Laws - Etc., Etc. ...
cantbeserious
Jan 2013
#44
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
Okay, Fine, Larry ... lets' just remove ALL regulations on gun ownership then ...
brett_jv
Jan 2013
#22
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 NRA says the 2nd means A well armed Zimmerman on every street corner
graham4anything
Jan 2013
#52
I will believe that gun owners really care about freedom and the Second Amendment and civil
JDPriestly
Jan 2013
#59