The second amendment to the U.S. Constitution says:<\/p>\n
\n“A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.”\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
I’ve been pondering this statement recently. It’s clear that a lot of people in this country like this amendment. The National Rifle Association, which has dedicated much money and effort to defending the “right to bear arms”, has the support of many politicians and citizens in our nation.<\/p>\n
But the part that confuses me is this: I keep looking around for that well-regulated militia. The amendment is quite unambiguous that the need for such a militia is the entire reason for this amendment.<\/p>\n
Yet as far as I can tell, many people are walking around bearing arms without serving in such a militia. In fact (as hard as this may be to believe), it seems that there is<\/i> no such militia.<\/p>\n
So what the heck is going on here? Isn’t anybody worried about maintaining the security of a free state? <\/p>\n
Am I missing something?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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