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<blockquote data-quote="farmerbyron" data-source="post: 2799579" data-attributes="member: 4953"><p>I wish I could remember where I read it but the "well regulated militia" part of the 2A is referring to a "properly functioning" or "well equipped" militia and not the contemporary meaning of the term "regulated". </p><p></p><p>One very basic, logical argument in support of this line of thought is that every single one of the Bill of Rights was a restriction on govt. Also the fact that it is called the Bill of RIGHTS should be a clue as well. It would be tremendously out of place to have a restriction on the citizenry on a list of restrictions of govt. and rights of citizens. Not to mention the fact that the 2A specifically uses the terminology "right of the people". The only other amendment that uses that terminology is the first amendment and I think we can all agree that is undoubtedly an individual right. </p><p></p><p>Yet more empirical evidence of the intent of the second amendment is the fact that it is the second amendment and not the 9th or 10th. Clearly the founders had strong views on the importance of an armed citizenry to place it right next to the right of free speech. Remember that the BOR was necessary to get the states to sign on to the constitution as well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerbyron, post: 2799579, member: 4953"] I wish I could remember where I read it but the "well regulated militia" part of the 2A is referring to a "properly functioning" or "well equipped" militia and not the contemporary meaning of the term "regulated". One very basic, logical argument in support of this line of thought is that every single one of the Bill of Rights was a restriction on govt. Also the fact that it is called the Bill of RIGHTS should be a clue as well. It would be tremendously out of place to have a restriction on the citizenry on a list of restrictions of govt. and rights of citizens. Not to mention the fact that the 2A specifically uses the terminology "right of the people". The only other amendment that uses that terminology is the first amendment and I think we can all agree that is undoubtedly an individual right. Yet more empirical evidence of the intent of the second amendment is the fact that it is the second amendment and not the 9th or 10th. Clearly the founders had strong views on the importance of an armed citizenry to place it right next to the right of free speech. Remember that the BOR was necessary to get the states to sign on to the constitution as well. [/QUOTE]
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