Tim Cooper
38 antwoorden27Key words in 2A....Well regulated and militia. What is the militia, well its us. All able bodied citizens. The term regulated could be interpreted as trained.... It makes more since as the word well modifies regulated. Plus the 2A says that the right to KEEP and BEAR arms shall not be infringed. That part gives more credence to the well regulated phrase having the meaning of well trained since government restriction would be infringement. Read in that light, the 2A acknowledges the inalienable right of us citizens, the militia to keep and bear arms. Meer weergeven
Patrick O'Connor
8In terms of language, there are two clauses in the Amendment. "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state,..." makes little sense... on its own. The second clause, "...the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." can stand alone. The first clause is a dependent clause, modified by the second- an independent clause. Ergo, it doesn't affect the main thrust of the total amendment- that the people may possess arms. Also- the amendment says ''people', not 'militia'. The militia IS the people. Federal law still recognizes the militia as all able-bodied men between 17 and 45 (as well as all women who are commissioned officers in the National Guard). There is another factor to consider. The men who wrote the Constitution were well-educated and had a solid grasp of the meaning of words. The Supreme Court recognizes this, and has ruled that the word "People", when it appears in the Bill of Rights means the same thing each time it is used- the mass population. Meer weergeven