"To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions;
To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the Militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of the O…
"To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions;
To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the Militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of the Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress;" - US Constitution, Section 8
Back in the day, the militias were formed by men who brought their own firearms. Nowadays I'm pretty sure anything like the National Guard provides the actual firepower.
I sure hope one day we'll have a SCOTUS that can correct the travesty of the current 2nd Amendment interpretation.
"To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions;
To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the Militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of the Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress;" - US Constitution, Section 8
Thank you, JL. Makes me wonder just what Madison had in mind with the 2nd Amendment when he wrote it.
Back in the day, the militias were formed by men who brought their own firearms. Nowadays I'm pretty sure anything like the National Guard provides the actual firepower.
I sure hope one day we'll have a SCOTUS that can correct the travesty of the current 2nd Amendment interpretation.