A Well Regualted Mitilia

[edhopper]

the defining phrase of the 2nd Amendment. Much more so than "the Right to bare Arms." A reading of the Federalist Paper clearly shows the purpose behind the 2nd. The debate was all about an armed force to counter tyranny from without and within. There is almost no mention of individual self protection. I doubt the idea that gun laws in the modern world was a concept they could even fathom. (sort of like corporations as people)
So we have the Original Intent Crowd, especially the anti-constitution Justices on the SCOTUS, who refuse to even acknowledge the clear writings of the Founders in this.