re some more about gun control in article apr zeus tamu edu djh zeus tamu edu harty daniel joseph writes a well regulated militia being necessarry to the security of a free state the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed what is regulated regulated means controlled how about security while it may mean that in the relevant meaning comes from moreover controlled doesn t tell you who s doing the controllling fletcher s political works pub d in defines a well regulated militia that being the relevant phrase as being an armed people not under the control of govt the wigged gents who argued about the constituion used it in that way feel free to provide a s era reference showing a usage other than individual right not to be interfered with by govt note that the first clause has a meaning it is a restriction on govt military power see scarry s university of penn law review article for an extended discussion the existence of a well regulated militia is a necessary part of that restriction but it is not sufficient andy
