[spunkets]

" or other political subdivisions only they (and very rich men) could afford artillery"Yes like the local taven patrons and groups of craftsmen.

"Those were the arms they could "bear" not artillery."

The intent of the founders and the govm't prior to FDR was that the arms were sufficent to fend off the armies of tyrants. That is the measure.

[justshutupandtakeit]

Keep your fantasies to a minimum. Cannons were not owned by tavern owners and groups of craftsmen except within your imagination. They were very expensive and only affordable by State militias or the Continental Army. Nor were they easily obtainable since few foundries within the Colonies were capable of making them. Where did you get THAT idea anyway?

The Founders intended that militias be available for use in putting down Indian raids, insurrections, execute the Laws of the Nation and repelling invasions. Thus, they made sure men could have arms at the ready. Cannons do not fit that requirement only firearms and sidearms were referenced within the Second. Cannons, artillery, powder were all kept within a magazine NOT in private homes. Cannons were so immobile that small groups had no use for them in any case AND they were confined to specialized units. Officers of these units had to pass tests in mathematics before being commissioned.