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In reply to the discussion: What if the Government told you that for safety's sake, you must purchase a gun? [View all]nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)Not stupid. I also know there is precedent...sailors once again. There is more precedent, social security and Medicare are also treated as taxes.
You may not like this, and lord knows I'd prefer single payor. How do you think that be paid? Faerie dust?
And this is able men who were part of the militia. This is not every able man. do you even understand why? Let me tell you why, we were a few decades from Springfield Arms. The militia did not have guns to isse to the militia, modern day Guard. No, like today, not everybody was part of the militia, shocking I know.
So no, it does not mean everybody was required to own guns. Some, albeit very few, local laws require modern day head of house holds to own them, this is the precedent in case you were wondering.
But serious, no, not every man was required to own guns.
Not just fail, epic fail.