"regulated" meaning "government facilitating the most effective use & application", such as the government making sure everyone had at minimum a certain level of equipment, knew who had 'em so they could be asked to bring 'em in a crisis, trained everyone to use 'em with great speed & accuracy in teams, etc.
Nothing like today's redefinition of "regulated" meaning "as closed to banned as we can get".
“regulated” meaning “government facilitating the most effective use & application”
In 1786, well-regulated meant well-trained. Town and State militias routinely met for drill and shooting practice.
This author is scary stupid!