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2023-07-16 02:47:34 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: D4075B419E51A1482523E7C072076B5412E6A286FC9E920284C987DA36308B46
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The phrase “well-regulated” was in common use long before 1789, and remained so for a century thereafter. It referred to the property of something being in proper working order. Something that was well-regulated was calibrated correctly, functioning as expected. https://bearingarms.com/bobowens-bearingarms/2014/06/24/well-regulated-n19250
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