The US intentionally tried to copy the "swiss" defense model, a small stsnding army with well trained officers suplemented by a well regulated militia, regulated used to mean suplied its meaning has shifted since the constitution was written. In the early US all able bodied men were required to own a militarily suitable rifle. Communities maintained large stores of powder and shot for the use of the militia.
This arangement changed after the Civil War, when proponemts realised the militia style army served to prevent centralised power. The last militia style wsr was the Spanish American war, the rough riders were essentially the last true militia.
The US government punted the militia for an oppressive ENGLISH style system, in order to enforce our merchantilism on other countries. It also serves to keep the States in line, the fact is as Justice Roberts pointed out, the constitjtion doesnt meat **** anymore, in the united states polotical power proceeds from the barrel of a gun.
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