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  1. Mar 2024
    1. Male orphans were taught to hold a musket as soon as they werephysically able.44

      based on context, this is presumably in Georgia in the mid-to-late 1700s.

  2. Sep 2023
    1. vaguely worded constitutional provision like the Second Amendment

      Appears to refer to the "meaningless" phrase, "a well regulated militia" again.

    2. As a political gesture to the Anti-Federalists—a gesture highlighted by the Second Amendment’s prefatory reference to the value of a well-regulated militia—express recognition of the people’s right to arms was something of a sop.

      And back to the alleged "meaninglessness" of the words, "a well regulated militia".