Well, Kent... The problem I have with yer definition of militia is that given the context of our current society you have perfectly descibed the Timothy McVeys of the world... Or the survivalist fring groups... I mean, we do have to keep things in some perspective as to the reality on the gorund... Tell ya' what, go to yer local gun shop and tell 'um you need to purchase a few AK-47s 'cause you are organizing a "militia"... See just how long it take the ATF guys to surround yer house... Thomas Jefferson's thoughts were that the Constitution would have to be flexible enough to deal with changes that would occur as our country grew... The problem is not one of the original Bill of Rights ammendments has ever been changed... The second problem is that (and here's where we disagree completely) is that the language in the 2nd ammendment is not modern enough for today's world... B~
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