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To: d[-_-]b who wrote (69082)4/4/2012 1:10:19 AM
From: DuckTapeSunroof  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 103300
 
You just contradicted yourself in your post.

It was a federal mandate, but deductible:

The Second Militia Act of 1792, signed by George Washington, required every able-bodied (white) male between the ages of 18 and 45 to purchase a musket and ammunition.

(That still makes it a FEDERAL mandate. :-)