CRUMBLING THE ‘COLLECTIVE RIGHT’ SECOND AMENDMENT ARGUMENTS: ““Nowhere else in the Constitution does a ‘right’ attributed to ‘the people’ refer to anything other than an individual right.” ...“A militia, when properly formed, are in fact the people themselves… and include all men capable...””
(blog.heartland.org)
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You are correct about the word ‘well-regulated’ meaning ‘equipped and prepared’.
To your other point, consider the inverse as well: 2A enshrines the right to keep and bear arms, INCLUDING as part of a Militia, being necessary to a free state. This expands upon the right (or blocks presumptive ways that curtailing or limiting its application might be attempted - i.e. ‘just for hunting’ or ‘only on your own property’ or ‘but no training with others’ or ‘only against foreign invasions’ etc.), it is not an attempt to ‘justify’ it.
I like to think that Virginians, by setting up militias, are doing precisely what the founders intended.
In this case, communists have infiltrated our government. They have become domestic enemies.
It is right and just for said commies to be afraid of the people they want to oppress.
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Interesting
You are the first person ever to raise that point or any other that could cause me to revisit and reflect on the opening clause
I still hold that the 14 words would be fine on their own; though your assessment is intriguing