Make all adults militia members

[pahvantman]

does anyone know what happened with this in Idaho?

http://www.ktvb.com/home/Caldwell-senator-Make-all-Idaho-adults-militia-members-193597671.html

cant find anything on the Idaho site and the Idaho Constitution still indicates the old verbage.:banghead:

 

[Dejavu]

First off, if you look up the definition of "Well Regulated" that was in use at that time the 2A was written, it meant "well run and equipped", not well controlled.

Secondly, at the end of 2A it doesn't say "the right of the militia members to keep and bear arms", it says "the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed".

Personally, most of the laws regarding gun ownership are infringements, in my humble opinion.

Too bad I don't rule the world. Just saying.

 

[4thPointOfContact]

 

[JellyJar]

WE are the militia already!!!

http://www.sightm1911.com/lib/rkba/ff_militia.htm

The above link provides information of who and what is the militia according to our Founders.

 

[stonecutter2]

The Illinois Constitution states:

"The State militia consists of all able-bodied persons
residing in the State except those exempted by law."

 

[Jeff White]

Yeah but the Illinois Constitution also says the right to keep and bear arms is "subject to the police power". In other words the state of Illinois does not recognize any right to keep and bear arms in its constitution.

 

[jdh]

For the applicable federal law please see sig line.

 

[CLP]

For the applicable federal law please see sig line.

I've long thought that definition needed to be updated to be more inclusive.

 

[buck460XVR]

WE are the militia already!!!

http://www.sightm1911.com/lib/rkba/ff_militia.htm

The above link provides information of who and what is the militia according to our Founders.

....from that link.

Rep. Elbridge Gerry of Massachusetts: “What, sir, is the use of a militia? It is to prevent the establishment of a standing army, the bane of liberty.” Rep. of Massachusetts, I Annals of Congress at 750 (August 17, 1789).

Well, if our "right to bear arms" was written into law to keep the U.S. from establishing a permanent army of full-time soldiers, which is not disbanded during times of peace.....we have failed miserably.

 

[Tommygunn]

WE are the militia already!!!

http://www.sightm1911.com/lib/rkba/ff_militia.htm

The above link provides information of who and what is the militia according to our Founders

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....from that link.

Rep. Elbridge Gerry of Massachusetts: “What, sir, is the use of a militia? It is to prevent the establishment of a standing army, the bane of liberty.” Rep. of Massachusetts, I Annals of Congress at 750 (August 17, 1789).

Well, if our "right to bear arms" was written into law to keep the U.S. from establishing a permanent army of full-time soldiers, which is not disbanded during times of peace.....we have failed miserably.

Other measures were taken in order to keep the standing army in check; primarily, that it would only be funded for two-year periods.
The founders were indeed suspicious of the standing army, but they had also become painfully aware of deficiencies in the militia system that caused them to be practical and set up a professional army system --- but they also put the 2nd amendment in, hoping that the militia (the people) would retain arms equal to those of the army.
Yes, the NFA of '34 and other subsequent laws hurt that idea, but never extinguished it, plus, we need to remember recently we have been making some good progress on 2nd A. grtounds.