An armed civilian population was necessary in 1787 and is still necessary now.
The Second Amendment simply protects an essential element of freedom and of ordinary human life.
If Americans were barred from owning firearms in 1787 and protecting themselves from Indians, new immigrants from Europe would simply have chosen to settle on the frontier lands run by other governments.
As the militia clause indicates, the elite didn’t want ordinary folks to have guns in 1787 either.
However, necessity in 1787 and 2016 requires ordinary people to be able to protect themselves.
We may no longer be threatened by Indians, but there are hundreds of thousands of dangerous people in our midst.
“We may no longer be threatened by Indians, but there are hundreds of thousands of dangerous people in our midst.”
Perhaps, since it’s worked so well with the “Indians,” we should let a few Blacks build casinos on their “tribal lands” ( like East Oakland, or the South Side of Chicago, etc). History as shown this kind of largesse on the part of us white folks lets the lazy “provide for themselves.” And gee, think of letting them “police” themselves!