Just your daily reminder that the second amendment lays out its justification within its own text. And that it does not regulate your ability to join a militia; it allows you to own weaponry so that a militia may be formed to protect the free state. Have a great day!
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The reason the second amendment exists is because of the battle of Lexington and Concord where the British were trying to seize the arsenal of the colonialists so they could not resist. They recognized that the ordinary people had to be armed to be a check against government tyranny.