Nice of you to assume everything has to be managed by the state.
It shows the level of your indoctrination into the cult of Liberalism.
Well-regulated in the 18th century tended to be something like well-organized, well-armed, well-disciplined. It didn't mean “regulation†in the sense that we use it now, in that it's not about the regulatory state. There's been nuance there. It means the militia was in an effective shape to fight.
Let's be clear, by State, I mean the State where you reside, as that's what Hamilton meant. The argument was for State control of the militias so that we wouldn't have to worry about tyranny from the National government.
Organization and Discipline are types of regulations. The framers weren't advocating for and Tom, Dick, and Harry w/o any training. They wanted someone that was moderately trained. These militias were supposed to be our main defense against invaders. You have to be trained, organized and regulated in a way that when duty calls, we're ready for action.
The phrase "well-regulated" was in common use long before 1789, and remained so for a century thereafter. It referred to the property of something being in proper working order. Something that was well-regulated was calibrated correctly, functioning as expected. Establishing government oversight of the people's arms was not only not the intent in using the phrase in the 2nd amendment, it was precisely to render the government powerless to do so that the founders wrote it.
Does that clear things up for you?
Here's a little primer for you should you care to read. https://armsandthelaw.com/archives/WellRegulatedinold%20literature.pdf
And how do we become well regulated? The States are supposed to train us. They're suppose to oversee our training at the very least and make sure that we're calibrated correctly and functioning as expected.
Knowing who can fight (background checks). Knowing what guns we're skilled with (registry), etc, are parts of the State (individual States) function in training and choosing the Militia.
"to provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia, and for governing such part of them as may be employed in the service of the United States, RESERVING TO THE STATES RESPECTIVELY THE APPOINTMENT OF THE OFFICERS, AND THE AUTHORITY OF TRAINING THE MILITIA ACCORDING TO THE DISCIPLINE PRESCRIBED BY CONGRESS.''
It is the duty of the States to make us well regulated.
@OfTheCross how will registration stop criminals from getting guns?
Why does everything your side proposes ALWAYS punish the law abiding gun owners and never addresses the criminal element?
All y’all ever want to do is make people less safe and more vulnerable to crime.
Why is that?
We can all still have guns. All us good guys and sane individuals will have ours registered.
I said earlier that "the laws for even possessing an illegal or unregistered firearm, in our imaginary future scenario, should be so harsh and such a deterrent that criminals will choose other methods of intimidation that don't cost them 40 years of their life."
If a crazy person or criminal is caught with an unregistered gun, they're toast.
That's just one idea...
