In the words of the framers, though, it means “well-provisioned.” It’s where we get the term “regular” army. A regular army is a standing army provisioned by the government.
As an opposed to the regular army, a militia is citizen-soldiers who have to provision themselves. The only way we can have a “well-regulated militia” is if citizens are free to keep and bear arms.
You’re not provisioned if your rifle isn’t properly sighted in!
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