[Sivad]

“The militia was the general citizenry,................”

Might I add that the citizenry was ALREADY ARMED, militia or
no militia. I recommend James Madison’s ‘Federalist 46’ for
details.

[Political Junkie Too]

Read this post of mine for a summary of Hamilton's Federalist #8 and #29, as well as Madison's #46, as regards the 2nd amendment.

The original meaning is all there, plain to see.

-PJ