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originally posted by: dashen
a reply to: TinySickTears
Ruth Bader Ginsburg thinks that the age of consent should be 12 years old.
originally posted by: JimTSpock
Technically speaking if you take the 2nd amendment literally, then a 2 year old can have nuclear, chemical or biological weapons or a cannon.
originally posted by: dashen
a reply to: Eshel
Because at that point in history the British militia were the enforcement arm of the crown, Second Amendment acknowledges the need for the people to own arms both to maintain a militia and for private use as well.
Following the restoration of Charles II in 1660, parliament passed several acts empowering the Lord Lieutenant of each county to appoint officers and raise men for a militia force. Although the king commanded the forces, they were not centrally funded. The burden of supplying men and equipment fell on property owners, in proportion to their income from land or their property value. The militia could be called out for local police actions, to keep the peace, and in the event of a national emergency. It played a role in coastal defence during the second and third Anglo-Dutch Wars between 1665 and 1674, and contributed to the defeat of the Duke of Monmouth in 1685
Although overseas service was excluded from the militia's duties
The militia could not be compelled to serve overseas, but it was seen as a training reserve for the army, as bounties were offered to men who opted to 'exchange' from the militia to the regular army.
originally posted by: dashen
a reply to: Kurokage
Huzzah!
can we also agree it used to be totally legal to own a frigate Laden with cannons and mortars?
originally posted by: Kurokage
a reply to: dashen
It wasn't a reserve for the Army either, you were wrong, simple as!! It even says that in the quote you used. "It was "seen" as a "training" reserve for the Army." They had to be bribed to join the Army and fight abroad. They never fought in America as a militia.