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To: ctdonath2

The Founders discussed this in the debates and concluded that a well regulated militia was better for the security of a free state than a well armed citizenry.


828 posted on 11/14/2007 10:09:04 AM PST by robertpaulsen
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To: robertpaulsen
The Founders discussed this in the debates and concluded that a well regulated militia was better for the security of a free state than a well armed citizenry.

Well, considering that the militia is drawn from the citizenry, and well regulated begins with well armed, I'd like to see where you get that crazy notion.

832 posted on 11/14/2007 10:35:21 AM PST by ctdonath2 (The color blue tastes like the square root of 0?)
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To: robertpaulsen
The Founders discussed this in the debates and concluded that a well regulated militia was better for the security of a free state than a well armed citizenry.

Source? Be specific.

879 posted on 11/14/2007 7:22:46 PM PST by El Gato ("The Second Amendment is the RESET button of the United States Constitution." -- Doug McKay)
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