[robertpaulsen]

"So you are saying that being in a militia is a requisite to the right to keep and bear arms?"

Nope. The right to keep and bear arms is a natural right. It's not "given" to you when you join the Militia.

I did say, however, that the second amendment protects an individual right to keep and bear arms for members of a well regulated state Militia from federal infringeent.

Maybe, oh, 40 times now.

[Dead Corpse]

I did say, however, that the second amendment protects an individual right to keep and bear arms for members of a well regulated state Militia from federal infringeent.

IOW... you are saying that while it is an individual Right, that you need to be in a militia to exercise it or else the Feds and States can bloody well infringe it all they want.

Which is exactly what groanup just said you said.

[groanup]

I did say, however, that the second amendment protects an individual right to keep and bear arms for members of a well regulated state Militia from federal infringeent

Is that not saying that being in a militia is requisite to enjoying the right to keep and bear? And if not, why not?