[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Indeed. Who cares what the Germans think of our Constitution? It’s simply a form of mental masturbation. Their thoughts, desires and interpretations mean nothing with regard to our founding document.

[redangus]

I think they are referring to the documents being written in German for the consumption of German Americans of the time. Many of whom probably were more fluent in the language of the old country. at one time Germans were the largest ethnic group in the country.

[pierrem15]

It's the translation, not what they think, that's important: it shows that the "plain public meaning" of the text of the Second Amendment as understood by the translators meant an individual right to keep and bear arms and that "well regulated" meant "well equipped" or "well provided for" as is generally understood to be the 18th century meaning in English.

The individual right was the basis for the militia, not militia membership as a basis for the right.