Whenever I’ve had a debate online with some gun rights enthusiast, that “well-regulated militia” phrase is either ignored or dismissed. I wonder what proportion of US citizens, particularly the gun-loving ones, can recite the amendment in its entirety? How many Americans know that the US had no standing army when the amendment was originally drafted and would not have one until after Canada kicked the US’s ass in the War of 1812?
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Whenever I’ve had a debate online with some gun rights enthusiast, that “well-regulated militia” phrase is either ignored or dismissed. I wonder what proportion of US citizens, particularly the gun-loving ones, can recite the amendment in its entirety? How many Americans know that the US had no standing army when the amendment was originally drafted and would not have one until after Canada kicked the US’s ass in the War of 1812?