I'd love to see a Judge nod in the affirmative on that one. It would kill that argument permanently and strengthen 2A beyond the ability to chip away at it.
That’s close to how it is in Switzerland. The main difference is that not only is every man required to have a rifle, but younger guys are provided with an automatic, not semiautomatic, military rifle. That country has a very low homicide rate and has not been invaded in many centuries.
[[Wouldn’t a nice antidote to the “Militia” argument simply be to say that anyone can be called up at any time for Militia duty and because it is a Militia — they are REQUIRED to provide their OWN FIREARM to serve?]]
And be required to know how to use it just like hte swedes are required to own and know how to use one-
[[I’d love to see a Judge nod in the affirmative on that one. It would kill that argument permanently and strengthen 2A beyond the ability to chip away at it]]
Which is why I don’t understand the NRA- they should have lawyers smart enough to present a rock solid case that it IS aN American’s right to own a firearm and that the ‘militia’ claim is bunk, and even IF the militia claim were true, then every man and woman should own a gun because we might be called to service at any point and should know how to use a firearm without having to be taught on the job as it were-