Unintended Consequences wrote:
"A well regulated militia(National Guard) being necessary to the security of a free state..." It seems they didn't want every Tom, Dick and Harry or Susie, Jane and LaTasha, running around with firearms to defend the country, their homes yes, but for the country they need to be well regulated, otherwise they might shoot each other and miss the enemy.
How's your vision? Have you had your cataract surgery yet. How about timing your mile? Personally, I cant run a mile, much less walk a block without my walker. We need to let defense of the country to the young and the strong.
By the way, speaking of mental capacity, it's the constitution, amendment II, not the Declaration of Independence that talks about the right to bear arms.
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"...A Militia is GENERALLY an army or some other fighting organization of NON-PROFESSIONAL soldiers, CITIZENS of a nation, or subjects of a state, who can be called upon for military service during a time of need, as opposed to a professional force of regular OR full-time military personnel...Generally unable to hold ground against regular forces, it is common for Militias to be used for aiding regular troops by skirmishing, holding fortifications, or irregular warfare, instead of being used in offensive campaigns by themselves. Militia are often limited by local civilian laws to serve only in their home region, and to serve only for a limited time"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MilitiaWhere, in contrast, the National Guard can be called to serve even in another nation to fight along side regular Army troops, the major difference between a Militia and the National Guard, to any rational minded individual, is obvious!
So, yes, the Militia can be any Tom, Dick and Harry . . . or Susie, Jane and even LaTasha as long as they have abided by the laws of the land in qualifying to be owners of their weapons . . . I'd expect they were also trained in the use of their weapons! Your definition of Militia seems to be what you think a Militia is AND NOT WHAT IT REALLY IS! That's what happens when you don't bother to know what you're talking about!!!
It appears that it is YOUR vision that is in question, not mine! Perhaps you just missed the part of the Declaration of Independence that states:
"...But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security..."
You see, it is our right, it is our duty to defend ourselves and our home lands! Is that too clear for you to understand?!? Given a weapon to defend with, I will do my best to guard my loved ones to my death if necessary . . . regardless of my physical condition! This is the heart of a warrior . . . we don't just fight with our physical strength . . . but with our heart, our soul, our minds, AND our strength! You obviously have no idea what that even means!
By the way, it IS the Declaration of Independence that speaks to the right and duty . . . NOT THE CONSTITUTION . . . as shown in the above quote! I wasn't talking about the right to bear arms, but the right and duty to defend . . . which is WHY we have the Second Amendment . . . you dimwit!