A well regulated Militia.
This statement refers to citizen volunteers, who make up the militia, will be properly trained in military tactics (i.e. well regulated) and not go off half cocked (i.e. the hammer pulled back all the way back, not half way to cause a missfire).
This statement refers to citizen volunteers, who make up the militia, will be properly trained in military tactics (i.e. well regulated) and not go off half cocked (i.e. the hammer pulled back all the way back, not half way to cause a missfire).
I'm still looking forward to my federal government, US Constitution mandated range time. Yes, the word "regulated" as used in the vernacular at the time of the writing means "trained and practiced".