Thanks for the link. But I have 6 copies of the Constitution in various
forms.
States do not have rights. Governments do not have rights. You can't
enumerate a right to something that, by definition, is incapable of
possessing such a thing.
Why in the heck would our forefathers feel it necessary to enumerate the
right of the organized militia to possess arms? The militia as a whole has
no rights. Our national guard has no rights. Our military has no rights.
And why do you think that the phrase "well regulated" means the national
guards? No national guard existed then. Their concept of milita was a
collection of citizens.
"Well regulated" does not mean government controlled. I know you yearn for
total governmental domination. I realize that "1984" may be a fantasy of the
left, but if you look at the word, you would see other definitions.
From dictionary.com [regulated]: 3. To adjust (a mechanism) for accurate
and proper functioning 4. To put or maintain in order
So, read that phrase as "A[n accurate and properly functioning] militia,
being necessary to the security of a free state..." Or, "A[n orderly]
militia, being necessary to the security of a free state..." So, our
forefathers realized that in order to have a proper functioning militia, a
militia of the citizens, they would need guns, in their PRIVATE possession.
Why in private possession? Because the milita is us, the individual.
Here is my state's Constitution on the definition of militia:
SECTION 2. Militia.--
(a) The militia shall be composed of all able bodied inhabitants of the
state who are or have declared their intention to become citizens of the
United States; and no person because of religious creed or opinion shall be
exempted from military duty except upon conditions provided by law.
I'm going to borrow a couple of Timothy's posted quotes about the militia:
* "A militia, when properly formed, are in fact the people themselves ...
and include all men capable of bearing arms."
Richard Henry Lee- Senator, First Congress
"Who are the militia? Are they not ourselves?"
---Tenche Coxe, The Pennsylvania Gazette, Feb. 20, 1788.
-----Original Message-----
From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Saturday, December 07, 2002 9:59 AM
To: CF-Community
Subject: RE: Poll was(RE: Court Upholds Calif. Assault Weapons Ban)
Lets have a careful look at the clause, better yet let me ask, what
part of well regulated don't you understand. To what extent does well
regulated militia equate with unorganized militia?
As for states rights, the constitution carefully delineates rights
and responsibilities of the states, for a reminder see
http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.table.html - its
the complete text of the constitution.
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