...being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. That's the text from the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution. Unfortunately, the United States Supreme Court recently (2008 and 2010) decided arms possession is an individual right unconnected to service in a militia, without much guidance on how our nation might enact laws to bridge the gap between the inevitable errs of individual freedom and the duty of personal responsibility.
If you Google "what is a militia", you (may) get this first result:
mi-li-tia
Noun
1. A military force of civilians to supplement a regular army in an emergency.
2. A military force that engages in rebel activities.
While the necessity of such a militia no longer exists today in the United States, the reason for such commitment in writing that such a militia be well regulated was clear then, and even clearer today.
Until we as a nation agree, enact, and enforce the "well regulated" part of the Second Amendment, we will continue to suffer the inexplicable loss of our citizens unconnected to service in a militia.
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