[Tenacious 1]

The context of the 2A language has been, for a long time, a rediculous means of interpretation. The Bill of Rights is rights garaunteed to the individuals, protection of individual rights from the government. The Bill of Rights was not written to protect the “states”.

[Maverick68]

The courts decide NOTHING as far as I’m concerned.
The Constitution which is the ultimate authority gives us the right to bear arms...

[Be_Politically_Erect]

I’ll show them MY interpretation of the Second Amendment when they try to enforce their interpretation.

BPE

[Puppage]

The Bill of Rights was not written to protect the “states”.

EXACTLY!!

[556x45]

Exactly, no need for an expert to weigh in ...unless they want to twit the heck out of the plain meanings.

The Constitution isn;t a document which limits the individual...it limits govt. However, the experts have tried to redefine even that.

[Terpfen]

The Bill of Rights was not written to protect the “states”.

The Bill of Rights protects the states from federal tyranny every bit as much as it protects individual citizens from federal tyranny. Unfortunately, the BoR has somewhat eroded over time, thanks to judicial activism.

But the Second Amendment is clearly a protection of an individual's right to keep and bear arms. The militia is the citizenry. People who don't understand this need to learn about how the Revolutionary War was fought.