text: IRT Carl Campagna, not many people are old enough like me to remember, but back in the old days when everyone owned flintlocks or muskets, most able-bodied men were members of a militia and stood ready to report for military service at a moment’s notice in times of need. They did not report for drills at an armory every two weeks, but they were pretty good marksmen and respected authority.  Back in the old days that was considered “a well-regulated militia.”  Who knows when ordinary citizens may once again be called upon to protect themselves and members of their communities from others who want to do them harm?  The Second Amendment is needed as much today as it was when it was written.