There’s no getting around the fact that rights don’t defend themselves. People just want to come up with some scenario where words on a piece of paper can magically protect them from tyranny.

The second amendment is a line in the sand. That’s it. A line in the sand doesn’t stop people from crossing. it only signifies a point at which action is to be taken. If you’re never going to take action anyways then it doesn’t matter where the line is placed because you won’t do anything regardless.