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[kinkyjesus]

"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

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[elmo_iscariot]

Remember that at the time the Constitution was written, the "militia" had two branches--the organized and unorganized militias. THe organized militia was those guys who drilled on the town commons every Sunday, but the _unorganized_ militia was every able-bodied male citizen between the ages of X and Y, depending on your state. In Massachusetts, I think it was 17 and 60

[kinkyjesus]

Oh, I realize, but it was just another way to look at it, in response to something my sister said on facebook as a joke.