Letter: Establish a ‘well-regulated militia’ in every city, county

Everyone should read the entire Second Amendment.

Re: “Violent weekend has nation on edge” (Page A1, Aug. 5):

Everyone should read the entire Second Amendment.

Following that, a proposed resolution of the gun ownership issue might be as follows: A “well regulated Militia” would be established in every village, town, city and county. Volunteers for each militia would be subject to stringent qualifications for mental and physical fitness. You don’t want the village idiot or the town drunk providing for “the security of a free State …”

Those who are in the active branch of the militia would drill at least once a month. Those who are in the Inactive branch would not regularly drill.

Upon the call to duty, the members of the inactive militia would muster and bring all their firearms and ammunition to the muster point, providing their armament for supplementary use by the active militia.

Those who are not in either form of militia would not have the right to bear arms.

John Cormode
Mountain View

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