CM,

Your interpretation is far from correct. “The right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” This isn’t intended to be simply for the sake of maintaining a militia. The founders were pretty clear on this as being a basic right, especially for personal protection as mentioned below. Hunting was also a primary means for food at that time which required firearms and went without saying and still meant to be protected. People maintained the power and rights to firearms whether it is protecting against government, personal protection, hunting, or for Toff to stick up his rear to self-pleasure.

"A free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined..."
George Washington, First Annual Address, to both House of Congress, January 8, 1790

"No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms."
Thomas Jefferson, Virginia Constitution, Draft 1, 1776

"The laws that forbid the carrying of arms are laws of such a nature. They disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes.... Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man."

Thomas Jefferson, Commonplace Book (quoting 18th century criminologist Cesare Beccaria), 1774-1776

"The Constitution of most of our states (and of the United States) assert that all power is inherent in the people; that they may exercise it by themselves; that it is their right and duty to be at all times armed."

Thomas Jefferson, letter to to John Cartwright, 5 June 1824

There is no doubt whatsoever about the intent of the founding fathers. The Militia is comprised of the People, and each militiaman individually has the right to keep and bear arms. It’s been clearly intended to be a right of the people and not just for the sake of a maintaining a militia but also for personal protection or whatever else. The Supreme Court has also interpreted it similarly. Your argument has been around a while and has been dismissed. You didn’t reinvent the wheel with a new perspective on the 2nd amendment.


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