[lrvp99]

I always thought it meant that, BECAUSE the militia must be well regulated, the citizens must have the right to keep and bear arms

[Blue Collar Christian]

“I always thought it meant that, BECAUSE the militia must be well regulated, the citizens must have the right to keep and bear arms”

Absolutely, the start of the amendment stating the obvious need of a militia so that a state can remain free of tyranny, from foreign and domestic powers.