[kiryandil]

Literally, it means that the American people will retain the right to carry weapons as members of a state militia in order to safeguard their freedom.

And, since a state militia can be federalized [become part of the US Army] by the president with a phone call, it shows that the Founding Fathers were worried about the US government being able to take its guns away from itself...

[stevie_d_64]

I’m sorry, I’m going to break with this idea, and say I’ve done my Federal service and if I wish to retain arms of my choosing, I’m sure as hell not going to be under any assumption, I will need to be “Federalized” to retain the same...