Another major figure in modern constitutional law is Harvard law professor Lawrence Tribe who is anti-gun and a liberal. Earlier versions of his famous text endorsed the states'-right view, but, having examined the historical evidence for himself, he now reluctantly admits the Amendment guarantees "a right (admittedly of uncertain scope) on the part of individuals to possess and use firearms in the defense of themselves and their homes." [Tribe, American Constitutional Law, Vol. 1, pp. 901-902 (2000)].
Securing freedom isn't about defending yourself against muggers, or your home against burglars, it is about defending your nation against invaders from without and tyrants from within.
Far be it for a heavy left shill like Tribe to take a public stand on the clear meaning and ineluctable logical symmetry of the Second Amendment. When you consider that he refused ever to consider the primary purpose of the Amendment, the security of a FREE state, he gets a failing mark in his understanding of the English language as well as Constitutional History. I am tired of seeing his weak and intentionally incomplete conclusions trotted out as a correct analysis of the issue by an intellectually honest liberal. There is no such thing. They are all quislings and liars. BTW, if Tribe believed in freedom under the Constitution he would not have been down in Florida trying to help the Goron hijack the election. And given the primary purpose of the Amendment, the word "arms" means what it says, no more, no less.