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Well, if one uses the strict militia interpretation, if you served in the regular military forces, you would be part of the militia through age 64. Women who aren't enlisted in the national guard or previously served in the regular military forces would be forbidden from possession of firearms under that interpretation (which I guess means either way certain female Democrat leaders would have to give up their firearms...)

Which I guess means I'd have to give up my firearms, my wife would have to give up hers, and my daughter as well. To eliminate in one sweeping move all the idiotic and patchwork laws in this country restricting firearms and ammunition, I'd do it in a heartbeat.

Since I know the 2nd is a proscription against the government, like all of the bill of rights, I bring this up not to limit firearms from women or those over 45, but to show plainly that the whole ‘it's just for the militia’ argument is just a cop-out. It's a justification to steal natural rights and jealously hoard the right of self defense for the government to dole out as it sees fit, or deny entirely.

Plus the original text of the amendments is extremely plain that it is a proscription against the government limiting weapons and never an enabler for their taking of rights.

Statute laws notwithstanding I think I'll stand on the text of the 2nd Amendment. "the right of the people."

Why don’t we organize a civilian militia? For one dollar everyone could join and get a card.