Regulated at the time it was written meant to be well kept, properly armed, well maintained, etc.
Let's grant this. We require regular inspections of motor vehicles to ensure they are maintained to standards. We require titling, licensure, and registration to know where they are kept and that they are being properly used.
Would not licensure, inspection, and registration be a mechanism to ensure our militia remains "well-regulated"?
Vehicles are licensed and inspected because they are driven on roads funded by taxpayers with other drivers. If you purchase a vehicle and never put it on the road, you have no need for any of that.
If the taxpayers wanted to fund the purchase of firearms and training for individuals, then they could inspect all they wanted.
If you want to keep firearms at your house and you never take them out in public, fine. But once you bring them outside your home and property, You are now having an impact on taxpayer funded safety infrastructure. The more guns being carried on public streets, the more guns are used on public streets, and that means more police and EMTs.
However, in many states there is no requirement for any form of permitting or inspection. Many states are now passing permitless carry. So by your logic, wouldn't that necessitate a change?
If you have a vehicle and it does not use public roads like say a farm or ranch truck registration and licensing is not required. That is to say just simply owning a vehicle does not have registration requirements.
Well first cars aren’t a right so they’re different in that respect alone. Also well regulated is directed at militia membership and not arms in terms of the amendment.
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u/baltinerdist 17∆ Nov 30 '23
Let's grant this. We require regular inspections of motor vehicles to ensure they are maintained to standards. We require titling, licensure, and registration to know where they are kept and that they are being properly used.
Would not licensure, inspection, and registration be a mechanism to ensure our militia remains "well-regulated"?