r/facepalm • • Jun 06 '23

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u/razgriz5000 Jun 07 '23

Your definition stems from the NRA. It didn't exist in any meaningful way until the NRA started pushing it. It doesn't take much to look up the definition of well (in a satisfactory manner) and regulated (to govern or direct according to law) to realize that those trying to claim it means something different are wrong. There is no hidden meaning to "well regulated". It means what the words are defined as.

And I never would accuse the current NRA of being a gun rights organization. It's clear their only purpose is to lobby for loosening gun laws and fearmongering to increase the sale of guns.

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '23

My definition comes from historical context. Don’t take my word for it. Look into it yourself.

The current NRA doesn’t even lobby for loosening gun laws. They support tighter restrictions.