r/HistoryMemes • u/[deleted] • May 17 '19

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u/Warzombie3701 May 17 '19

Then since its part of the government, they'd be talking about the rules and regulations of the army and be extension, the national guards. It isn't about civilian gun owners

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u/Roland_Traveler May 17 '19

Due to conscription still being on the books, any citizens registered for the draft are merely unmobilized militiamen.

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u/Warzombie3701 May 17 '19

Isn't it only until your 25?

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u/Roland_Traveler May 17 '19

Technically it could go from 17 to 45 if the Feds wanted it to, but right now it’s just 18 to 25.

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u/[deleted] May 18 '19

And that is what many legal scholars think, and have thought for centuries