IMO, it’s futility to argue ‘rights’ once you’ve conceded the suppression thereof.
If you affirm that permits are required, what matters if they are may\shall??
Not that I’d expect the Left to allow a case where ONLY the phrase ‘...shall not be infringed’ to come before ‘em (hell, they couldn’t agree on the definition of ONLY when it came to ‘ONLY State exchanges’ in O’Care).
Especially as they perverted everything else w/ ‘penumbras’ and looking outside the U.S.
Govt would shit its pants if SCOTUS ruled, correctly, that any/all arms @ any time, in any fashion they wish to be bared. What OTHER Rights might The People realize are being suppressed\trampled?
The answer to that is reverse creeping incrementalism. the same way we lost some of our rights is the same way we’ll get ‘em back- a little at a time if necessary. The progressives have been real good at playing the long game-we should be too.
CC