Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: So where in the Holy Second Amendment do they mention hunting or felons? [View all]iiibbb
(1,448 posts)or (c) A militia "in good order" being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall..
Still falls in line with a context that makes more sense that the interpretation "in order to control a militia, the cititizens' right to arm themselves shall not be infringed".
The Bill of Rights defines individual rights
The second amendment does not say
".... the peoples' right to join/serve the militia shall not be infringed". Actually participating in the militia was considered compulsory if you were able bodied. Why would they put something compulsory in a part of the document enumerating rights?
My stretch in context isn't nearly as pretzelled as your attempt. Especially when you take into context the Federalist papers, and it's hard not too since they give us insights into the frame of mind of the people that actually helped write the Constitution. They do not spend any more time on militia service than they do about general firearm ownership.
Learn to post in a thread by the way... I'm not going to go hunting for your responses next time.