Thread: The am show this morning

Originally Posted by MarkN

I'm not going get into the minutiae, of the pro and anti gun laws, argument.

I will however, make an observation, on the American, "freedom to own guns without restriction", people.

The starting point, in the defence of this stance, is almost always, the second amendment of the constitution of the U.S.A.

The amendment reads: “A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.”

Let's examine the first four words - “A well regulated militia...”

Read this bit slowly - What is gun control legislation, applied to people who own guns, if not regulation?

The regulated bit, of the regulated militia.....

And yet the people trumpeting the “A well regulated militia...” are violently opposed to having any regulation.

I think I've laboured the point enough.


further reading https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...eaning-history

The well regulated part, in the language of the day, meant properly equipped.

Most of the artillery used in the early part of the Rev war was privately owned - and this wasn't uncommon for the time. Many ships carried cannon for protection against pirates, and additionally private artillery was necessary as the westward movement ran into resistance from the current inhabitants - necessitating blockhouses and forts wrapped around trading posts.