Eh, let’s play devil’s advocate and say that it strictly applies to the militia.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/246
The militia of the United States consists of all able-bodied males at least 17 years of age and, except as provided in section 313 of title 32, under 45 years of age who are, or who have made a declaration of intention to become, citizens of the United States and of female citizens of the United States who are members of the National Guard.
So, umm, yeah, seems like every male 17-45 should have full access to whatever weapons they want since they’re part of the militia.
Continuing in the Devil’s Advocate role...
Should us 60+ guys give up our weapons of war?
For that matter anyone 46 and over?
There shouldn’t be any upper age limit to being in a militia set by the gov.
kingu wrote:
“Eh, let’s play devil’s advocate and say that it strictly applies to the militia.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/246
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From the link:
“...and of female citizens of the United States who are members of the National Guard. ...”
By that “devil’s advocate” reasoning of the link,
all the US citizen women between 17 and 45 that are not in the National Guard are not in the militia, and thus don’t have any 2nd amendment rights.
The 2nd amendment came before that link, so I believe the wording in that Amendment takes precedence.
It states (modern word in parentheses) the reason for the right:
“a well regulated (trained) militia, being necessary to the security of a free State”
and then the right itself:
“the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed”
“The people” then includes women also.