When will everyone be reporting for drills with the "well regulated militia "?
I can't help but notice that people are obsessed with their "rights", but are completely silent about their responsibilities. We forget that the amendment has a purpose statement. The importance of a free standing, well armed, well trained "well regulated militia".
I'd like to politely point out that congress at the time the 2nd amendment was drafted was also kind enough to spell out precisely what the militia was composed of, and give guidance on the training and leadership requirements....
We'll ignore the racist part of it, "able bodied white males"...
But it's pretty explicit. Each and every free, able bodied white male between 18 and 45 is to be enrolled by the Captain in each state, provide their own arms and ammo, and attend regular drills and exercises, and when called upon.
So when are you all showing up for your well regulated militia drills? You want your guns, but none of the training and discipline the founding fathers expected you to have WITH those guns.
I expect to see a lot more of you at formation from here on out!
Additionally, it would appear as though the definition cited is a bit old. (Do you have a title or Congressional reference number, so that it may be looked up in its entirety? Has it since been overturned, superseded, rescinded, etc?). That stated, it’s important to remember that all legislation is subject to Judicial Review. Ultimately, if legislation is challenged, the Supreme Court decides what is/isn’t Constitutional. Original intent, though? For sure. Judicial Review by the Courts is as original intent as it gets.
As all of the 18-45 year old whites aren’t exactly lining up for muster with muskets and powder horns, it’s safe to say that the definition might not be applicable today. And remember, the Constitution was written with the intent/desire that it would be able to utilized by successive, more developed generations. How did Congress define the press back then? Probably ‘newspaper’? Does that mean we need a frank, honest discussion about the first amendment because we’ve moved on from a 1page news paper? I like my news, but I don’t want to receive it in the way that the founders understood it to be delivered.
I get what you’re stating. I don’t necessarily disagree. However, the reality is that in theory, any legislation can be passed. And then if challenged, the Courts (ultimately the Supreme Court) determine the Constitutionality of that legislation.
Please refer to my other lengthier response, but the militia acts are long expired and superseded. Would you cite tax laws from 1792 if you were fighting the IRS?
However, I’m glad you realize, and please, under any circumstance...do not show up for muster next weekend with a flintlock and a satchel of hardtack for sustenance.
If I get a note from my VA doctor, can I be excused reporting -- at age 78? One year younger than Pres Joe, on year older than Donnie; neither of whom has a DD214!
You seem to completely skip over that part.
Go find your nearest NG recruiter. That responsibility is explicitly given to you.
Your Company Commander will subsequently provide you your drill schedule.
"And it shall at all times hereafter be the duty of every such captain or commanding officer of a company to enrol every such citizen... and shall without delay notify such citizen of the enrolment..."
"And shall appear... WHEN CALLED OUT TO EXERCISE..."
As I said, when the Captain comes by to enroll me, I'll gladly sign up. And when he calls me out to drill, I'll happily show up, complete with rifle and ammo. I'll even bring 30 rounds so I have some to spare if one of my battle buddies is short a few.
But until that time, your argument is moot.
https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91942478
The Supreme Court's decision on the right to bear arms is the latest milestone in the long history of U.S. gun legislation. Read a selected timeline.
Taxing weapons is not outright disarming the population. It is however, using the tax code a social warfare weapon. That social warfare weapon leaves arms in the hands of the well-to-do and disproportionately disarms the impoverished. That leads to the question, are the progressives/liberals attempting to use the tax code to keep weapons from the hands of minorities, who are disproportionately affected by poverty? Anyone, who has the money, and a clean criminal background may apply and receive a federal firearms license that will allow them to legally own an automatic weapon.
18 U.S. Code § 926A - Interstate transportation of firearms
Notwithstanding any other provision of any law or any rule or regulation of a State or any political subdivision thereof, any person who is not otherwise prohibited by this chapter from transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm shall be entitled to transport a firearm for any lawful purpose from any place where he may lawfully possess and carry such firearm to any other place where he may lawfully possess and carry such firearm if, during such transportation the firearm is unloaded, and neither the firearm nor any ammunition being transported is readily accessible or is directly accessible from the passenger compartment of such transporting vehicle: Provided, That in the case of a vehicle without a compartment separate from the driver’s compartment the firearm or ammunition shall be contained in a locked container other than the glove compartment or console.
Militias are covered in the Constitution. The 2nd Amendment is just ONE of the guaranteed "INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS" found in the Bill of Rights.
The Slave-State Origins of Modern Gun Rights
What advocates may not realize in citing historical court opinions is that the precedent they rely on can be traced to a darker part of American history.
https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Free_African_Americans_Before_the_Civil_War_(National_Institute)
Free African Americans Before the Civil War (National Institute)
The 1860 federal census enumerated almost four million enslaved African Americans and just under five hundred thousand free African Americans, nationwide. Nearly every African American family present during this period descended at some point from slaves, though some free families of color lived in the American colonies going back to the seventeenth century.