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Originally Posted by Tchocky
Well, the people's right is framed within the necessity of a militia, so the relevance of a militia to our times is germane to the discussion.
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Partially true.
In the early post-colonial days, able-bodied citizens between the ages of 18 and 60(?) were required to be capable of reporting for militia duty with personally owned arms. If they didn't own any firearms, they would be supplied by the state or federal government and would be required to purchase the arm from the government.
I'd post the source right now, but I'm cooking at the moment.