What Does The 2nd Amendment Say?
Civics 101
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The Civil War and the Militia
The militia was useless as a military organization. The states didn't have the money or the interest to train them, and because they were citizen soldiers, they could vote out any politician who insisted on rigorous training. There were enormous problems with militia members deserting in the war of 18 12. Records from the union estimated that its troops fired about one thousand rifle shots for each confederate soldier hit.
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