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2nd Amendment Right To Form A Militia In Pennsylvania
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Amendment Two to the Constitution was ratified on December 15, 1791. It protects the right for Americans to possess weapons for the protection of themselves, their rights, and their property.
State Right to Bear Arms in Pennsylvania Article I, section 21 of the Pennsylvania State Constitution states: “The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the State shall not be questioned.”
Congress passed the Militia Act of 1795, which by and large mirrored the provisions of the expired 1792 act but made the president's authority to call out the militias permanent. The Militia Act of 1808 provided funding for arms and equipment to state militias.
The Congress shall have Power 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 ing to ...
California Constitution: The California Constitution forbids private military units from operating outside state authority, providing that “the military is subordinate to civil power.” Cal. Const. art. I, § 5.
Subsequently, since approximately 1665, militia has taken the meaning "a military force raised from the civilian population of a country or region, especially to supplement a regular army in an emergency, frequently as distinguished from mercenaries or professional soldiers".
The Second Amendment comprises just a single sentence that allows for considerable interpretation. Enacted in 1789 alongside nine other amendments collectively known as the Bill of Rights, it prohibits the government from infringing upon a "well-regulated Militia."
California Constitution: The California Constitution forbids private military units from operating outside state authority, providing that “the military is subordinate to civil power.” Cal. Const. art. I, § 5.