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VA: Gun fans, take second look at Second Amendment
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"Rudy DiGiacinto's opposition to some of my statements about the Second Amendment led me to his Web site, which proved to be a valuable history of the militia in Virginia from Colonial times ['Founders defined 'militia' as the people, and wanted them packing,' Jan. 28]."
"Certainly, a militiaman had to be armed. But the Second Amendment did not dictate who should own the weapon that he carried."
"After independence, when militia figures were reported from each state, there were wide variations in the percentage of militiamen bringing their own weapons when called to duty." ...
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Submitter's Note: But according to the infamous Miller decision: "... ordinarily when called for service these men were expected to appear bearing arms supplied by themselves and of the kind in common use at the time." |
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