It’s hard to read because of how it’s written, but you likely have to read it backwards. People can bear arms, why, Because states may need a skilled well regulated militia.
That is exactly what I would argue. And many others of course. That’s the “well regulated” purpose. They didn’t mean a bunch of fucking idiots with a fetish. They meant the people could always band together to fight for their freedoms. Because the nation didn’t have a standing army at the time. It was a volunteer militia that gained the freedoms to begin with.
Like isn’t state guard a thing? Thats sound more like what they meant.
It’s hard to read because of how it’s written, but you likely have to read it backwards. People can bear arms, why, Because states may need a skilled well regulated militia.
That is exactly what I would argue. And many others of course. That’s the “well regulated” purpose. They didn’t mean a bunch of fucking idiots with a fetish. They meant the people could always band together to fight for their freedoms. Because the nation didn’t have a standing army at the time. It was a volunteer militia that gained the freedoms to begin with.