[William Tell]

robertpaulsen said: Well, you could add, "...for defense of self and state".

But the DC government recently stated that self-defense does not require handguns (despite all those police officers protecting themselves with them). Do you agree or not with DC's stance?

[robertpaulsen]

"But the DC government recently stated that self-defense does not require handguns"

Were you looking for language to protect the right to keep and bear arms or to keep and bear handguns? You keep moving the target.

"Do you agree or not with DC's stance?"

Your right to self defense doesn't include ANY gun. If a state wishes to protect your right to keep and bear some category of weapon for personal self defense, either concealed, carried on your hip, in your car, or left at home, that's a completely separate issue.