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Lohman446 · September 16, 2019, 10:39 AM

The argument has less to do with the need for a militia though I think you will find Jefferson would have argued the health of our union as it was conceived was and continues to be dependent on a militia capable of military force.

The argument had to do with the term well regulated and the use of the term regulated as it related to training. It should be noted regulated also has to do with provisioning and the arms "allowed" to the normal citizen are not in line with what would be required to provision a modern militia.

I don't accept the argument that well regulated allows for a training mandate in the end and its not consistent with modern court rulings. I also would like to reiterate that training mandates limit the exercise of the right to those with means and that is not consistent with the rest of the framing of the Constitution.

September 16, 2019, 10:39 AM	#85
Lohman446 Senior Member Join Date: April 22, 2016 Posts: 2,192	The argument has less to do with the need for a militia though I think you will find Jefferson would have argued the health of our union as it was conceived was and continues to be dependent on a militia capable of military force. The argument had to do with the term well regulated and the use of the term regulated as it related to training. It should be noted regulated also has to do with provisioning and the arms "allowed" to the normal citizen are not in line with what would be required to provision a modern militia. I don't accept the argument that well regulated allows for a training mandate in the end and its not consistent with modern court rulings. I also would like to reiterate that training mandates limit the exercise of the right to those with means and that is not consistent with the rest of the framing of the Constitution.