Regulating ...

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... the militia:

“Gun advocates will be hard-pressed to explain why the average American citizen needs an assault weapon with a high-capacity magazine other than for recreational purposes.” The answer to this question is straightforward: The purpose of having citizens armed with paramilitary weapons is to allow them to engage in paramilitary actions. The Second Amendment is not about Bambi and burglars — whatever a well-regulated militia is, it is not a hunting party or a sport-clays club.

Oh, that the NRA had the balls to articulate that position.

I know it's hard to get folks to understand that the state is not our friend because not everyone reads Radley and David's every word, but when you do you find that there's a whole lot of mischief that goes on that's not reported.

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