We support the U.S. Constitution and its 2nd Amendment AS IT IS WRITTEN, for the purpose for which it was written.
No citizen, outside of a “well-regulated militia” should be able to own a gun for personal protection, unless that protection is against natural predators at locations where such protection is needed.
That said,
We do not believe that government should force the American people to give up their guns. We need the right form of government that can prove to the people that its “well-regulated militia” can do the job better, safer, and more efficiently than unregulated gun owners. Only when the people are convinced that the government is able, will they feel safe enough to trust a government controlled “well-regulated militia.”
Therefore, THumP®’s first course of action is to establish a type of government in which the American people can trust, in which the rest of the world can trust. Only then can people be influenced to give up their possession and use of guns.
"Well-regulated" means in working order, and the militia is every able bodied person, thus the well-regulated militia is every person capable of holding a gun, and thus the people shall not have their right to bear arms be infringed.
Wyatt Scott
>the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
Not
>the right of the well-regulated militia to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
Joshua Nelson
>No citizen, outside of a “well-regulated militia” should be able to own a gun for personal protection DC V Heller Niggerfaggot
Ethan Gomez
Fuck you. >I ask, sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people, except for a few public officials.
Henry Jenkins
Oh boy, we have a barista over here. It's never too late to finish high school Liam.
Austin Diaz
this scotus kicked people out and didnt allow them citizenship if they were not willing to bear arms every able bodied citizen is the militia
Jace Gomez
Best post is enough.
Ryan Moore
> Government controlled What is bearing arms against an oppresive government? Why the hell did they include the 2nd amendment?
Jordan Murphy
Militia (noun)-
a military force that is raised from the civil population to supplement a regular army in an emergency.
a military force that engages in rebel or terrorist activities, typically in opposition to a regular army.
all able-bodied civilians eligible by law for military service.
Michael Smith
You literally can not read if you believe the 2A is only for the militia.
All men are members of the militia wether they like it or not.
Try again.
Brayden Gonzalez
Well regulated does not mean government regulated it means civilian regulated. What is the purpose of a safeguard against tyranny if the tyrannical have the authority over the safeguard? USE YOUR FUCKING HEAD FAGGOT!
Luis Cruz
No, every able bodied MAN. Women and children DO NOT COUNT AS MILITIA.
Bentley Torres
Well regulated doesn't mean anything in terms of how people today think of regulation. They see the word 'regulated' and think, damn we should make more laws. A properly educated person sees the same word and knows it means properly trained and equipped.
Nicholas Ross
The constitutional militia that you are referring to is actually federal.
Zachary Sanchez
There will never be a new constitution. The only "new constitution" that I would support is one thats even more straitforward than the one we have ( its amazing how much mental gymnastics go into interperitation ). The founding fathers werent idiots, they thought about the reprecussions of the amendments.
Unfortunatly, the easiest way to change the constitutoin is by changing the defenitions of words.
Asher Kelly
Then only white men can run for office and vote.
Chase Richardson
>No citizen, outside of a “well-regulated militia” Where does it day this in the Constitution faggot?
James Parker
Being enslaved could still satisfy those elements........
Oliver Ross
10 U.S. Code § 246 - Militia: composition and classes (a) The militia of the United States consists of all able-bodied males at least 17 years of age and, except as provided in section 313 of title 32, under 45 years of age who are, or who have made a declaration of intention to become, citizens of the United States and of female citizens of the United States who are members of the National Guard. (b) The classes of the militia are— (1) the organized militia, which consists of the National Guard and the Naval Militia; and (2) the unorganized militia, which consists of the members of the militia who are not members of the National Guard or the Naval Militia.
Lucas Howard
people say we need a militia as a last line of defense against tyrannical regime. but what about military coups?