[wastedyears]

Would the Militia Act, and all other previous texts still have been written, and passed?

[humblegunner]

Would the Militia Act, and all other previous texts still have been written, and passed?

Well, they are around here.

If we're gonna die, we'll die with our boots on.

[robertpaulsen]

"Would the Militia Act, and all other previous texts still have been written, and passed?"

You mean, today? No.

I only went back to 1792 in order to determine the original meaning of the text. We knew who "the people" were. We knew who comprised "the well regulated Militia". A coincidence, I suppose, that the two groups were identical.