riverman wrote:

I wasn't aware that any legal body, at any level, has managed to determine
precisely what the 2nd amendment intended. And for that matter, I'm quite
certain the words "well-armed" are not in there. So don't be so quick to
brush off the validity of the debate.

Good point. The meaning of the 2nd Amendment is obscure, at best. One
thing I'm sure of is that the gun nuts are really ****ed at the Founding
Fathers for putting that annoying "militia" **** in there. :-)

I think the phrase is "well regulated," not "well armed."

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