[Inyo-Mono]

You Sir have it right. That is exactly what “well regulated” meant in the late 18th Century.

[Secret Agent Man]

well-regulated == well-trained

[trebb]

You Sir have it right. That is exactly what “well regulated” meant in the late 18th Century.

He is correct. Another factoid that is ignored is that the Militia Acts came after the 2nd Amendment - likely to take advantage of the fact that the populace was guaranteed the right to be armed.

If they want to rewrite it, I would suggest, "The ability of a populace to defend itself from an overbearing government being integral to the preservation of Freedom, anyone who attempts to disarm the population will be shot".