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To: Da Coyote

The term “militia” refers to all those citizens who are eligible for military service. If he were to look at Switzerland, he would have a better understanding of what “well-regulated” means.


9 posted on 06/06/2015 1:44:51 PM PDT by RobbyS (quotes)
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To: RobbyS

From what I understand, “well-regulated” in the English of the day was equivalent to “well-trained.”


10 posted on 06/06/2015 1:46:08 PM PDT by Chi-townChief
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