The Second Amendment was written to prevent another King George in America (like now in the WH.) We had just defeated the totalitarian British. As stated, it was not about hunting. Hunting was a necessity for getting food, as well as protection from Indians and outlaws. A shotgun or single-shot rifle would do for most hunting back then.
A semi-automatic well-filled clip is necessary when defending rights from intrusive government. As usual the dictator-like Democrat Party is determined to ban any rifle they determine to be “war-like.” Assault rifles can be fired on automatic. Those require a special license from ATF. A patriot who voted for Obama is not one.