That's a fundamental misunderstanding of the 2A by so many people. When it mentions a militia that DOES NOT say that you have to be part of one to "keep and bear arms"; that's the FALSE argument that the left and others use to claim that 2A is only a collective right and NOT an individual right, which is totally FALSE.
The term "a well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state" is the founders saying "Look, we understand that as a nation, there's a 'necessary evil' to keep a standing military force BUT that can lead to tyranny over the people THEREFORE....": "the right of the PEOPLE to keep and bear arms SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED."
Back then, the word "militia" referred to the army that was put together on demand from the people to fight for the nation, not quite like the word's connotation today. The people didn't suddenly gain the right to have firearms when they got together with each other in the form of a militia and then give up the right and surrender the firearms when the militia was not together, but that's how gun control advocates would try to tell you the 2A actually means.
Every single right outlined in the Constitution and Bill of Rights is an INDIVIDUAL RIGHT and NOT a "collective right". Why would the founders make this ONE right a collective one in contrast to all of the others? The answer is, they didn't.
Every citizen has an INDIVIDUAL right to keep and bear arms and DOES NOT have to be part of a militia to possess that right.
Don't fall into the trap of gaslighting and language of the left.
EDIT: Also, the Constitution does not "give" us any rights, they come naturally from God and are merely outlined for protection in the Constitution and Bill of Rights. Let's be accurate with our language regarding such things.
That's a fundamental misunderstanding of the 2A by so many people. When it mentions a militia that DOES NOT say that you have to be part of one to "keep and bear arms"; that's the FALSE argument that the left and others use to claim that 2A is only a collective right and NOT an individual right, which is totally FALSE.
The term "a well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state" is the founders saying "Look, we understand that as a nation, there's a 'necessary evil' to keep a standing military force BUT that can lead to tyranny over the people THEREFORE....": "the right of the PEOPLE to keep and bear arms SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED."
Back then, the word "militia" referred to the army that was put together on demand from the people to fight for the nation, not quite like the word's connotation today. The people didn't suddenly gain the right to have firearms when they got together with each other in the form of a militia and then give up the right and surrender the firearms when the militia was not together, but that's how gun control advocates would try to tell you the 2A actually means.
Every single right outlined in the Constitution and Bill of Rights is an INDIVIDUAL RIGHT and NOT a "collective right". Why would the founders make this ONE right a collective one in contrast to all of the others? The answer is, they didn't.
Every citizen has an INDIVIDUAL right to keep and bear arms and DOES NOT have to be part of a militia to possess that right.
Don't fall into the trap of gaslighting and language of the left.