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Old 07-20-2022, 04:15 PM
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The Militia Act of 1792 required every able bodied male between the ages of 18 and 45 to own the exact same gun as was used by the continental army.
Whatever they are using now, I want one.
Yes, but why? Could be because they did not want to pay for a standing army to protect the fledgling government from the loyalists. That is not an issue today, we have a standing army, it costs us about $1T/year - maybe they had a better idea...