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Only partially right. It meant people qualified to be in the militia (able bodied white males 16 to 60) could have the arms to be used if their service was required by the government. The government sometimes even required such persons to have the equipment.Moron... The term "well regulated" in the terms of the day, was that the public could own and operate anything the military could because they were the military.
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E QUIPMENT STANDARDS F i r e l ocks : A wide variety of firelocks may be carried while portraying militia. However, they must have been available in the colonies prior to 1775. Long Land muskets up...
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