[DBrow]

"Militas now are limited to "well-regulated" militias which "

If you go back and look at the phrase "well regulated", you will see that in the late 1700's, clocks, cannon, rifles, and archers were referred to as "well regulated". It meant accurate, not as complying with lots of regulations.

It meant that the militias were trained in marksmanship.

[justshutupandtakeit]

Militias were to be trained and officered by State appointed officers. Regulation of them was training by federal standards. The President is the Commander-in-Chief of militias when called into service of the United States. Article I, Section 8 paragraph 16 explains what militias are. They are not composed of a bunch of self-appointed clowns but Officered by state appointed officers and disciplined as Congress required.

Marksmenship was only one aspect of regulation not even the most important. Where did you come up with that?

[MindBender26]

"If you go back and look at the phrase "well regulated", you will see that in the late 1700's, clocks, cannon, rifles, and archers were referred to as "well regulated". It meant accurate, not as complying with lots of regulations."

Cute argument, but O.J's lawyers had arguments that he was not guilty, too.

Also, the the Constitutio describes militia itself as "well-regulated" not the firearm, so that argument goes out the window.