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<blockquote data-quote="The Other Side" data-source="post: 1285538" data-attributes="member: 17969">These arguments that gun owners make about a time in history that nobody here has experienced or obviously read about shows in the ridiculous statements that are made about the time.Depending on the &quot;TOWNSHIPS&quot; leaders, some people were allowed to have their muskets at home, called &quot;at the ready&quot; yet, the POWDER, which in THAT time was very VOLATILE and UNSTABLE was ALWAYS kept in the towns &quot;ARMORY&quot;.Some called it an &quot;ARMS DEPOT&quot;, others called it &quot;WEAPONS STORAGE&quot;...Most townships at the time kept ALL muskets there, and they had to be separated from the powder.Today, people confuse the current definition of the word armory with the use in 1776.In the second amendment, a well regulated militia is described and explained in detail.&nbsp; The weapons that White persons in the militia could have are spelled out, a CLEAR REGULATION on the kinds of weapons that could be owned.It also limited the number of guns and ammo each person could have.&nbsp; There is NO mention in the militia act of persons owning more than ONE GUN, or tons of ammo or powder.There is no mention of machine guns, cannons or automatic weapons.The regulations were very clear, a musket, some balls, and powder.If you want to call yourselves a militia, then register with the government, make sure you are within the age range and white, and purchase your musket, balls and powder.&nbsp; The musket doesnt automatically guarantee it comes with balls.TOS.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="The Other Side, post: 1285538, member: 17969"] These arguments that gun owners make about a time in history that nobody here has experienced or obviously read about shows in the ridiculous statements that are made about the time. Depending on the "TOWNSHIPS" leaders, some people were allowed to have their muskets at home, called "at the ready" yet, the POWDER, which in THAT time was very VOLATILE and UNSTABLE was ALWAYS kept in the towns "ARMORY". Some called it an "ARMS DEPOT", others called it "WEAPONS STORAGE"... Most townships at the time kept ALL muskets there, and they had to be separated from the powder. Today, people confuse the current definition of the word armory with the use in 1776. In the second amendment, a well regulated militia is described and explained in detail. The weapons that White persons in the militia could have are spelled out, a CLEAR REGULATION on the kinds of weapons that could be owned. It also limited the number of guns and ammo each person could have. There is NO mention in the militia act of persons owning more than ONE GUN, or tons of ammo or powder. There is no mention of machine guns, cannons or automatic weapons. The regulations were very clear, a musket, some balls, and powder. If you want to call yourselves a militia, then register with the government, make sure you are within the age range and white, and purchase your musket, balls and powder. The musket doesnt automatically guarantee it comes with balls. TOS. [/QUOTE]

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