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marble falls

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1. Seems pretty clear to me. The biggest guarrentee was the right for any citizen to bear arms in a well ...

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Mon Aug 25, 2025, 10:39 AM

Aug 25

... regulated militia.

That meant training, safe keeping, drilling, organization. It also meant keeping arms, ammunition, black powder in a town armory.

No self proclaimed militia does anything like that. most act like paintballers with ARs etc.

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A Well Regualted Mitilia [View all] edhopper Aug 25 OP

Seems pretty clear to me. The biggest guarrentee was the right for any citizen to bear arms in a well ... marble falls Aug 25 #1

A Well Regulated, and well armed, Militia SocialDemocrat61 Aug 25 #2

That too edhopper Aug 25 #4

I think we need to be very, very clear on our overall position on this... Volaris Aug 25 #3

Why wouldn't they edhopper Aug 25 #5

Because according to the Constitution, thats a really efficient way to get yourself shot Volaris Aug 25 #7

"to counter tyranny from without and within" Norrrm Aug 25 #6