I Teach Basic Handgun Safety

Mopar Tim said

How many of you guys are going to be in a "well regulated militia" as the second amendment says? Just saying......
The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution reads: "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."

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"Who are the militia? They consist now of the whole people, except a few public officers." ~George Mason

Just sayin'.

SCOTUS has upheld this notion as well. Read up on the decisions affirming ownership and it becomes clear that even today scholars agree that the intention 'back when' was to allow people free ownership and use of their firearms for protection of themselves.