* Forwarded from 'ANIMAL RIGHTS'
 * Originally by B.D. Thallheimer, 1:105/65
 * Originally to Michael Harris
 * Originally dated Thu  9 Oct 1997   1:41A
Gee Sean, I hate to burst your bubble, but your teacher LIED to you.
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  MH> Monday September 29 1997 19:05, TIM MCMINN wrote to
 MH> MICHAEL HARRIS:
 ->>> The militia is meant to mean a national guard unit or
 ->>> local police. Not the general public.
 TM>> Please show where it says that in the constitution.
 TM>> At the time it was framed, militias were constructed
 TM>> from the common citizens.
 MH>      Second amendment
Well gee whiz, Mikey...Lookee here what I found.
"The militia comprised all males physically capable of acting in concert
for the common defense...(and that) when called for service, these men
were expected to appear bearing arms supplied by themselves and of the
kind in common use at the time."  - United States Supreme Court, U.S. vs
Miller (1939).
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