Regulated militia means organized fighting force like military or police, both of which are necessary for the security of a free state.
The people's right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed means those well regulated militias have no right to demand that citizens surrender their own weapons.
Basically saying we understand that police power and a militant fighting force are necessary for the security of the state, but those groups do not and will not ever have the right to disarm the people of this country.
All of those citizens were part of that militia, all male citizens under age 45. Another way to phrase the 2nd Amendment is, "The right to bear arms shall not be infringed because a well-armed citizenry is necessary for a free state."
Regulated militia means organized fighting force like military or police, both of which are necessary for the security of a free state.
The people's right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed means those well regulated militias have no right to demand that citizens surrender their own weapons.
Basically saying we understand that police power and a militant fighting force are necessary for the security of the state, but those groups do not and will not ever have the right to disarm the people of this country.
All of those citizens were part of that militia, all male citizens under age 45. Another way to phrase the 2nd Amendment is, "The right to bear arms shall not be infringed because a well-armed citizenry is necessary for a free state."