[Gay State Conservative]

A 2nd Amendment extremist? I guess it all depends on how one defines “shall not be infringed”.

[noiseman]

“Infringe” means to limit or restrict. Therefore, “Shall not be infringed” means “Shall not limit or restrict.” It’s an absolute right that no governmental entity has the right to restrict in any way.

The leftist fantasy that the 2nd Amendment only applies to the military, because of the mention of a well-regulated militia, is absurd since after that brief preamble the amendment confers the right to keep and bear arms (which “shall not be infringed”) upon “the People.” While there have been recent hair-splitting legal exercises, such as in the Heller case, oriented toward determing who “the People” refers to throughout the Constitution, in no case does it refer to the government, or only the military. That would be absurd on its face.