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> would you argue that the definition of a "well-regulated militia" has changed in the last 240 years

That's a good question. And the answer is yes.

At the time it was written, that phrase would roughly mean well-organized, well-armed, well-disciplined. Not regulated in the way we use the term today, to refer to something governed by regulations.



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