There has been considerable effort put into trying to really understand our founding fathers when the condense amendment was written. "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." I believe that there are only two interpretations. First, that the founding fathers were interested in a well regulated militia. They had just gone through the revolutionary war, and the founding fathers did not want there to a chance that the government could forbid guns and take over the population by force. I do understand their fears because the King of England could have done such a thing. I think this aspect of the amendment is out of date. To test the extreme, I believe that if every person capable of carrying a gun did carry a gun, the government could still take over if said government really wanted to do that. The second possible interpretation of the amendment would be that a "well regulated militia" is a historical concept no longer possible. If that is the interpretation, the amendment is out of date and silent. This one should be a simple matter for the supreme court.
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