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Why bother asking a follow up to that? No answer will have any reasoning.
It is a question that he already knows the answer to.
I was thinking laws were part of a well regulated militia.
Ok, I am in a militia.
Good for you. Leave your armaments at the armory. When you're called to duty, you can go pick them up.
That defeats the purpose. If the militia were called up all an aggressor would need to do is capture the depot ahead of time.
Maybe you misunderstand why there are militias.
Maybe you misunderstand why there are armories.
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Why bother asking a follow up to that? No answer will have any reasoning.
It is a question that he already knows the answer to.
I was thinking laws were part of a well regulated militia.
Ok, I am in a militia.
Good for you. Leave your armaments at the armory. When you're called to duty, you can go pick them up.
That defeats the purpose. If the militia were called up all an aggressor would need to do is capture the depot ahead of time.
Maybe you misunderstand why there are militias.
Maybe you misunderstand why there are armories.
For the military.
ta-da!
mi·li·tia məˈliSHə noun noun: militia; plural noun: militias a military force that is raised from the civil population to supplement a regular army in an emergency.
mil·i·tar·y ˈmiləˌterē adjective adjective: military 1. of, relating to, or characteristic of soldiers or armed forces. "both leaders condemned the buildup of military activity" synonyms: fighting, service, army, armed, defense, martial "military activity" antonyms: civilian noun noun: military; plural noun: militaries 1. the armed forces of a country. "as a young man he joined the military and pursued a career in the Army" synonyms: (armed) forces, services, militia;
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Key word: supplement.
The Revolutionary War wouldn't have been won if all of the armaments were stored in one location.
The militias, who kept arms at home, were able to respond very quickly to issue and defend the country. Had they needed to round up their horse and head to an armory in order to shoot a redcoat I doubt they would have been called "Minutemen".
You would fail at strategy.
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edited December 2016
But excuse me for a moment while I go bang my head off the wall for trying to discuss history with a revisionist.
The Revolutionary War wouldn't have been won if all of the armaments were stored in one location.
The militias, who kept arms at home, were able to respond very quickly to issue and defend the country. Had they needed to round up their horse and head to an armory in order to shoot a redcoat I doubt they would have been called "Minutemen".
Why bother asking a follow up to that? No answer will have any reasoning.
It is a question that he already knows the answer to.
I was thinking laws were part of a well regulated militia.
Ok, I am in a militia.
Good for you. Leave your armaments at the armory. When you're called to duty, you can go pick them up.
That defeats the purpose. If the militia were called up all an aggressor would need to do is capture the depot ahead of time.
Maybe you misunderstand why there are militias.
Thank you for your service and sacrifice. What are you going to do when you're 46?
No ageism in my State Militia.
Even as a grandad, you'll follow those orders from your governor.
And you'll still be crying that Hillary lost.
Our militia gives me that freedom to cry!
Actually no it doesn't, nor does anyone give you freedom. You have that right by birth.
And nobody currently fights to retain or defend your freedom.
A right to freedom by birth is philosophical jumbo jimble and word play. I'm actually not entitled to anything at birth. My freedom is based on where I happen to be and laws, rules, faith and trust in a system created by people in the place I happen to be in. What I do within that system is mostly up to me.
The Revolutionary War wouldn't have been won if all of the armaments were stored in one location.
The militias, who kept arms at home, were able to respond very quickly to issue and defend the country. Had they needed to round up their horse and head to an armory in order to shoot a redcoat I doubt they would have been called "Minutemen".
You would fail at strategy.
Minutemen equipment, training, and tactics Most Colonial militia units were provided neither arms nor uniforms and were required to equip themselves. Many simply wore their own farmers' or workmans' clothes and, in some cases, they wore cloth hunting frocks. Most used fowling pieces, though rifles were sometimes used where available. Neither fowling pieces nor rifles had bayonets. Some colonies purchased muskets, cartridge boxes, and bayonets from England, and maintained armories within the colony.
(those were the well-regulated ones)
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Unsung at least kicked it up a couple notches with the old 'Pry it from my cold, dead hands' comment (or something like that). Someone contributed a pretty awesome picture of a gun loving guitar hero guy... that was cool.
"My brain's a good brain!"
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Why bother asking a follow up to that? No answer will have any reasoning.
It is a question that he already knows the answer to.
I was thinking laws were part of a well regulated militia.
Ok, I am in a militia.
Good for you. Leave your armaments at the armory. When you're called to duty, you can go pick them up.
That defeats the purpose. If the militia were called up all an aggressor would need to do is capture the depot ahead of time.
Maybe you misunderstand why there are militias.
Thank you for your service and sacrifice. What are you going to do when you're 46?
No ageism in my State Militia.
Even as a grandad, you'll follow those orders from your governor.
And you'll still be crying that Hillary lost.
Our militia gives me that freedom to cry!
Actually no it doesn't, nor does anyone give you freedom. You have that right by birth.
And nobody currently fights to retain or defend your freedom.
A right to freedom by birth is philosophical jumbo jimble and word play. I'm actually not entitled to anything at birth. My freedom is based on where I happen to be and laws, rules, faith and trust in a system created by people in the place I happen to be in. What I do within that system is mostly up to me.
So you are totally dependent on whatever government happens to be in charge? Got it.
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The Revolutionary War wouldn't have been won if all of the armaments were stored in one location.
The militias, who kept arms at home, were able to respond very quickly to issue and defend the country. Had they needed to round up their horse and head to an armory in order to shoot a redcoat I doubt they would have been called "Minutemen".
You would fail at strategy.
Minutemen equipment, training, and tactics Most Colonial militia units were provided neither arms nor uniforms and were required to equip themselves. Many simply wore their own farmers' or workmans' clothes and, in some cases, they wore cloth hunting frocks. Most used fowling pieces, though rifles were sometimes used where available. Neither fowling pieces nor rifles had bayonets. Some colonies purchased muskets, cartridge boxes, and bayonets from England, and maintained armories within the colony.
(those were the well-regulated ones)
Well-regulated did not mean make all of your restrictions and infringements and deal with it.
Well-regulated meant to be kept in proper working order, maintained. Ready for use.
But yeah, good luck with your desires with gun laws. Nobody cares. People won't comply.
Why bother asking a follow up to that? No answer will have any reasoning.
It is a question that he already knows the answer to.
I was thinking laws were part of a well regulated militia.
Ok, I am in a militia.
Good for you. Leave your armaments at the armory. When you're called to duty, you can go pick them up.
That defeats the purpose. If the militia were called up all an aggressor would need to do is capture the depot ahead of time.
Maybe you misunderstand why there are militias.
Thank you for your service and sacrifice. What are you going to do when you're 46?
No ageism in my State Militia.
Even as a grandad, you'll follow those orders from your governor.
And you'll still be crying that Hillary lost.
Our militia gives me that freedom to cry!
Actually no it doesn't, nor does anyone give you freedom. You have that right by birth.
And nobody currently fights to retain or defend your freedom.
A right to freedom by birth is philosophical jumbo jimble and word play. I'm actually not entitled to anything at birth. My freedom is based on where I happen to be and laws, rules, faith and trust in a system created by people in the place I happen to be in. What I do within that system is mostly up to me.
So you are totally dependent on whatever government happens to be in charge? Got it.
Yeah, you are too. If you had been born in Bangladesh this would be a different conversation.
my small self... like a book amongst the many on a shelf
Why bother asking a follow up to that? No answer will have any reasoning.
It is a question that he already knows the answer to.
I was thinking laws were part of a well regulated militia.
Ok, I am in a militia.
Good for you. Leave your armaments at the armory. When you're called to duty, you can go pick them up.
That defeats the purpose. If the militia were called up all an aggressor would need to do is capture the depot ahead of time.
Maybe you misunderstand why there are militias.
Thank you for your service and sacrifice. What are you going to do when you're 46?
No ageism in my State Militia.
Even as a grandad, you'll follow those orders from your governor.
And you'll still be crying that Hillary lost.
Our militia gives me that freedom to cry!
Actually no it doesn't, nor does anyone give you freedom. You have that right by birth.
And nobody currently fights to retain or defend your freedom.
A right to freedom by birth is philosophical jumbo jimble and word play. I'm actually not entitled to anything at birth. My freedom is based on where I happen to be and laws, rules, faith and trust in a system created by people in the place I happen to be in. What I do within that system is mostly up to me.
So you are totally dependent on whatever government happens to be in charge? Got it.
Why not? You are.
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Why bother asking a follow up to that? No answer will have any reasoning.
It is a question that he already knows the answer to.
I was thinking laws were part of a well regulated militia.
Ok, I am in a militia.
Good for you. Leave your armaments at the armory. When you're called to duty, you can go pick them up.
That defeats the purpose. If the militia were called up all an aggressor would need to do is capture the depot ahead of time.
Maybe you misunderstand why there are militias.
Thank you for your service and sacrifice. What are you going to do when you're 46?
No ageism in my State Militia.
Even as a grandad, you'll follow those orders from your governor.
And you'll still be crying that Hillary lost.
Our militia gives me that freedom to cry!
Actually no it doesn't, nor does anyone give you freedom. You have that right by birth.
And nobody currently fights to retain or defend your freedom.
A right to freedom by birth is philosophical jumbo jimble and word play. I'm actually not entitled to anything at birth. My freedom is based on where I happen to be and laws, rules, faith and trust in a system created by people in the place I happen to be in. What I do within that system is mostly up to me.
So you are totally dependent on whatever government happens to be in charge? Got it.
Saying "totally dependent" would be you trying to guide the conversation to your view. I'm saying government, combined with society, puts up the fence around the field. I get to play in the field.
The Revolutionary War wouldn't have been won if all of the armaments were stored in one location.
The militias, who kept arms at home, were able to respond very quickly to issue and defend the country. Had they needed to round up their horse and head to an armory in order to shoot a redcoat I doubt they would have been called "Minutemen".
You would fail at strategy.
Minutemen equipment, training, and tactics Most Colonial militia units were provided neither arms nor uniforms and were required to equip themselves. Many simply wore their own farmers' or workmans' clothes and, in some cases, they wore cloth hunting frocks. Most used fowling pieces, though rifles were sometimes used where available. Neither fowling pieces nor rifles had bayonets. Some colonies purchased muskets, cartridge boxes, and bayonets from England, and maintained armories within the colony.
(those were the well-regulated ones)
Well-regulated did not mean make all of your restrictions and infringements and deal with it.
Well-regulated meant to be kept in proper working order, maintained. Ready for use.
But yeah, good luck with your desires with gun laws. Nobody cares. People won't comply.
I'm pretty sure well-related means exact that; and currently we are very clearly not well-regulated.
Just a small price to pay I guess
So what happens when one of the amendments no longer support the Preamble?
Don't we have a duty to revise or repeal?
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Why bother asking a follow up to that? No answer will have any reasoning.
It is a question that he already knows the answer to.
I was thinking laws were part of a well regulated militia.
Ok, I am in a militia.
Good for you. Leave your armaments at the armory. When you're called to duty, you can go pick them up.
That defeats the purpose. If the militia were called up all an aggressor would need to do is capture the depot ahead of time.
Maybe you misunderstand why there are militias.
Thank you for your service and sacrifice. What are you going to do when you're 46?
No ageism in my State Militia.
Even as a grandad, you'll follow those orders from your governor.
And you'll still be crying that Hillary lost.
Our militia gives me that freedom to cry!
Actually no it doesn't, nor does anyone give you freedom. You have that right by birth.
And nobody currently fights to retain or defend your freedom.
A right to freedom by birth is philosophical jumbo jimble and word play. I'm actually not entitled to anything at birth. My freedom is based on where I happen to be and laws, rules, faith and trust in a system created by people in the place I happen to be in. What I do within that system is mostly up to me.
So you are totally dependent on whatever government happens to be in charge? Got it.
Saying "totally dependent" would be you trying to guide the conversation to your view. I'm saying government, combined with society, puts up the fence around the field. I get to play in the field.
But you admittedly play on their field.
Wouldn't you prefer more input?
Do you own yourself?
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Why bother asking a follow up to that? No answer will have any reasoning.
It is a question that he already knows the answer to.
I was thinking laws were part of a well regulated militia.
Ok, I am in a militia.
Good for you. Leave your armaments at the armory. When you're called to duty, you can go pick them up.
That defeats the purpose. If the militia were called up all an aggressor would need to do is capture the depot ahead of time.
Maybe you misunderstand why there are militias.
Thank you for your service and sacrifice. What are you going to do when you're 46?
No ageism in my State Militia.
Even as a grandad, you'll follow those orders from your governor.
And you'll still be crying that Hillary lost.
Our militia gives me that freedom to cry!
Actually no it doesn't, nor does anyone give you freedom. You have that right by birth.
And nobody currently fights to retain or defend your freedom.
A right to freedom by birth is philosophical jumbo jimble and word play. I'm actually not entitled to anything at birth. My freedom is based on where I happen to be and laws, rules, faith and trust in a system created by people in the place I happen to be in. What I do within that system is mostly up to me.
So you are totally dependent on whatever government happens to be in charge? Got it.
Why not? You are.
Not really. I can do almost anything I want to, they don't need to know my daily life. I have many avenues where I opt out that most don't.
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The Revolutionary War wouldn't have been won if all of the armaments were stored in one location.
The militias, who kept arms at home, were able to respond very quickly to issue and defend the country. Had they needed to round up their horse and head to an armory in order to shoot a redcoat I doubt they would have been called "Minutemen".
You would fail at strategy.
Minutemen equipment, training, and tactics Most Colonial militia units were provided neither arms nor uniforms and were required to equip themselves. Many simply wore their own farmers' or workmans' clothes and, in some cases, they wore cloth hunting frocks. Most used fowling pieces, though rifles were sometimes used where available. Neither fowling pieces nor rifles had bayonets. Some colonies purchased muskets, cartridge boxes, and bayonets from England, and maintained armories within the colony.
(those were the well-regulated ones)
Well-regulated did not mean make all of your restrictions and infringements and deal with it.
Well-regulated meant to be kept in proper working order, maintained. Ready for use.
But yeah, good luck with your desires with gun laws. Nobody cares. People won't comply.
I'm pretty sure well-related means exact that; and currently we are very clearly not well-regulated.
So what happens when one of the amendments no longer support the Preamble?
The Revolutionary War wouldn't have been won if all of the armaments were stored in one location.
The militias, who kept arms at home, were able to respond very quickly to issue and defend the country. Had they needed to round up their horse and head to an armory in order to shoot a redcoat I doubt they would have been called "Minutemen".
You would fail at strategy.
Minutemen equipment, training, and tactics Most Colonial militia units were provided neither arms nor uniforms and were required to equip themselves. Many simply wore their own farmers' or workmans' clothes and, in some cases, they wore cloth hunting frocks. Most used fowling pieces, though rifles were sometimes used where available. Neither fowling pieces nor rifles had bayonets. Some colonies purchased muskets, cartridge boxes, and bayonets from England, and maintained armories within the colony.
(those were the well-regulated ones)
Well-regulated did not mean make all of your restrictions and infringements and deal with it.
Well-regulated meant to be kept in proper working order, maintained. Ready for use.
But yeah, good luck with your desires with gun laws. Nobody cares. People won't comply.
I'm pretty sure well-related means exact that; and currently we are very clearly not well-regulated.
So what happens when one of the amendments no longer support the Preamble?
Don't we have a duty to revise or repeal?
In what context?
....in the context of reality...???
I'm sorry that had to be explicitly stated
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The Revolutionary War wouldn't have been won if all of the armaments were stored in one location.
The militias, who kept arms at home, were able to respond very quickly to issue and defend the country. Had they needed to round up their horse and head to an armory in order to shoot a redcoat I doubt they would have been called "Minutemen".
You would fail at strategy.
Minutemen equipment, training, and tactics Most Colonial militia units were provided neither arms nor uniforms and were required to equip themselves. Many simply wore their own farmers' or workmans' clothes and, in some cases, they wore cloth hunting frocks. Most used fowling pieces, though rifles were sometimes used where available. Neither fowling pieces nor rifles had bayonets. Some colonies purchased muskets, cartridge boxes, and bayonets from England, and maintained armories within the colony.
(those were the well-regulated ones)
Well-regulated did not mean make all of your restrictions and infringements and deal with it.
Well-regulated meant to be kept in proper working order, maintained. Ready for use.
But yeah, good luck with your desires with gun laws. Nobody cares. People won't comply.
I'm pretty sure well-related means exact that; and currently we are very clearly not well-regulated.
Just a small price to pay I guess
So what happens when one of the amendments no longer support the Preamble?
Don't we have a duty to revise or repeal?
I guess it doesn't count when the british invaded us during the War of 1812.
The Revolutionary War wouldn't have been won if all of the armaments were stored in one location.
The militias, who kept arms at home, were able to respond very quickly to issue and defend the country. Had they needed to round up their horse and head to an armory in order to shoot a redcoat I doubt they would have been called "Minutemen".
You would fail at strategy.
Minutemen equipment, training, and tactics Most Colonial militia units were provided neither arms nor uniforms and were required to equip themselves. Many simply wore their own farmers' or workmans' clothes and, in some cases, they wore cloth hunting frocks. Most used fowling pieces, though rifles were sometimes used where available. Neither fowling pieces nor rifles had bayonets. Some colonies purchased muskets, cartridge boxes, and bayonets from England, and maintained armories within the colony.
(those were the well-regulated ones)
Well-regulated did not mean make all of your restrictions and infringements and deal with it.
Well-regulated meant to be kept in proper working order, maintained. Ready for use.
But yeah, good luck with your desires with gun laws. Nobody cares. People won't comply.
I'm pretty sure well-related means exact that; and currently we are very clearly not well-regulated.
Just a small price to pay I guess
So what happens when one of the amendments no longer support the Preamble?
Don't we have a duty to revise or repeal?
I guess it doesn't count when the british invaded us during the War of 1812.
Finally we're on the same page. I knew you'd come around.
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Only with a toque!
This guy failed to protect his wife from 3 armed robbers.
Wife of Gov.-elect Greitens robbed at gunpoint in Central West End
And nobody currently fights to retain or defend your freedom.
mi·li·tia
məˈliSHə
noun
noun: militia; plural noun: militias
a military force that is raised from the civil population to supplement a regular army in an emergency.
mil·i·tar·y
ˈmiləˌterē
adjective
adjective: military
1.
of, relating to, or characteristic of soldiers or armed forces.
"both leaders condemned the buildup of military activity"
synonyms: fighting, service, army, armed, defense, martial
"military activity"
antonyms: civilian
noun
noun: military; plural noun: militaries
1.
the armed forces of a country.
"as a young man he joined the military and pursued a career in the Army"
synonyms: (armed) forces, services, militia;
The Revolutionary War wouldn't have been won if all of the armaments were stored in one location.
The militias, who kept arms at home, were able to respond very quickly to issue and defend the country. Had they needed to round up their horse and head to an armory in order to shoot a redcoat I doubt they would have been called "Minutemen".
You would fail at strategy.
Most Colonial militia units were provided neither arms nor uniforms and were required to equip themselves. Many simply wore their own farmers' or workmans' clothes and, in some cases, they wore cloth hunting frocks. Most used fowling pieces, though rifles were sometimes used where available. Neither fowling pieces nor rifles had bayonets. Some colonies purchased muskets, cartridge boxes, and bayonets from England, and maintained armories within the colony.
(those were the well-regulated ones)
Well-regulated meant to be kept in proper working order, maintained. Ready for use.
But yeah, good luck with your desires with gun laws. Nobody cares. People won't comply.
Just a small price to pay I guess
So what happens when one of the amendments no longer support the Preamble?
Don't we have a duty to revise or repeal?
Wouldn't you prefer more input?
Do you own yourself?
I'm sorry that had to be explicitly stated