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ClarendonDem

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4. Heller did a great job of explaining the "well regulated" language in the 2d Amendment

Reply to maxsolomon (Reply #3)

Wed Dec 27, 2017, 07:06 PM

Dec 2017

Finally, the adjective “well-regulated” implies nothing more than the imposition of proper discipline and training. See Johnson 1619 (“Regulate”: “To adjust by rule or method”); Rawle 121–122; cf. Va. Declaration of Rights §13 (1776), in 7 Thorpe 3812, 3814 (referring to “a well-regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained to arms”).

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The Constitution is carrying the bulk of the weight. maxsolomon Dec 2017 #3

Heller did a great job of explaining the "well regulated" language in the 2d Amendment ClarendonDem Dec 2017 #4

Great. Let's impose it then. maxsolomon Dec 2017 #5

Works for me ClarendonDem Dec 2017 #6