South Africa has become a very violent place with stringent gun controls.
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Unholstering the 2nd Amendment; A link to a clearly reasoned article from CATO INSTITUTE. SCOTUS has finally decided to take up the case after indications that there may have been a division within the ranks of the justices as to whether to even take the case. The Court turns away many cases; various federal jurisdictions are split over the issue of whether the Second Amendment is a collective or individual right and forces advocating gun control are geared for battle.
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10 USC 311. Militia: composition and classes
(a) The militia of the United States consists of all able-bodied males at least 17 years of age and, except as provided in section 313 of title 32, under 45 years of age who are, or who have made a declaration of intention to become, citizens of the United States and of female citizens of the United States who are commissioned officers of the National Guard.
(b) The classes of the militia are–
(1) the organized militia, which consists of the National Guard and the Naval Militia; and
(2) the unorganized militia,which consists of the members of the militia who are not members of the National Guard or …