If the 2nd Amendment Only Applies to the National Guard..
By ParaTed2k
@ParaTed2k (22940)
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
May 14, 2019 12:25pm CST
People who say the 2nd Amendment only applies to the National Guard because of the first line seem to forget there is a second line. If it only applies to the National Guard, does that mean National Guard Soldiers' right to carry their service weapons can't be infringed? Does that mean we can carry anytime, anywhere and telling us we can't infringes on our rights?
The second line in the amendment doesn't refer to soldiers at all, it refers to the people. It says the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.
I have yet to hear an explanation of why the 2nd Amendment only applies to the National Guard that includes what the second line means.
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@owlwings (43897)
• Cambridge, England
14 May 19
To me, the Second Amendment has always implied that any citizen of the United States might be called up to serve in what is termed a "well-regulated Militia" and therefore the "right of the people to keep and bear arms [for that purpose] shall not be infringed".
I don't see that the Second Amendment gives anyone the right to 'keep and bear arms' for criminal purposes and nor does it (necessarily) give anyone the right to 'keep and bear arms' for their own personal protection.
It's probably about time that the Second Amendment was, itself, amended to take into account modern weaponry and the current state of [so-called] democracy in the country ... and, indeed, the current need (or otherwise) for a "well-regulated Militia" ('Militia' meaning not just a regular armed force but also Police and other persons involved with security and the maintenance of law).
@owlwings (43897)
• Cambridge, England
15 May 19
@ParaTed2k With regard to your definition of 'militia', I refer you to this:
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search National military force of citizens used in emergencies The U.S. ideal of the citizen soldier, in the militia, depicted by The Concord Minute Man of 1775, a monument created by Daniel
@ParaTed2k (22940)
• Sheboygan, Wisconsin
16 May 19
@owlwings Interesting but still doesn't answer the question. If the 2nd Amendment only applies to the National Guard, then what does the second line mean?
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