Your Unfriendly Neighborhood Gun Freak
Since we will soon be embroiled in a shouting match with the gun crazies of America, let’s see what the Second Amendment really says. The full text is as follows: “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.”
Let me begin by saying that I literally think this is correct. (Many other quotes the gun lobby uses to support their arguments are notoriously bogus.)
My interpretation of the Second Amendment is simple: The people who have guns should constitute a “well regulated militia,” complete with uniforms and officers. My suggestion for the uniform would consist of neon colors with shooting targets covering the vital organs. Every 4th of July, we should celebrate this amendment by organizing the militia into circular firing squads and having them engage in target practice with live ammunition. For this purpose, they could use assault weapons if they wish.
There should be a special Medal of Honor struck for militia members who fall during this drill with a pink ribbon with a spent shell casing dangling from it.
If you should run into some gun nut, keep trying to pin him down on the whole “well regulated” concept, because I do believe that must NRA fanatics are seriously in need of heavy and binding regulation.
Tarnmoor 
We have a “well-regulated militia:” it’s called the National Guard. Except for taking aim at college students now and again, they usually fulfill the requirements, for second amendment purposes. If necessary, every adult can do a year of service in a Home Guard, like the Swiss do, and be assigned a rifle to keep in the house under the bed. The Swiss don’t issue bullets unless it’s a national emergency.
I agree with Lyn here I find it very interesting that with all the talk about how big the fed gov is
“ya da ya” co opting state militias to fight foreign war never gets mentioned . How much of our National Guard is over seas right now . I have noticed that the folks in congress seem to have a reading disability if some thing is under 25 pages long they don’t seem able to comprehend it .
I have noticed that the folks in congress seem to have a reading disability if some thing is under 25 pages long they don’t seem able to comprehend it .
— That’s because they’re averse to working five days a week, eight hours a day, like the rest of us.