'The lower federal courts have interpreted the second amendment as "Since a well-regulated militia is necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms as part of a militia shall not be infringed by the federal government"."
If you believe that this interpretation is correct, would you also agree that entities such as police departments lack such a right to arm their officers?
"If you believe that this interpretation is correct, would you also agree that entities such as police departments lack such a right to arm their officers?"The individual RKBA is defined and protected by each state in their state constitution. Arming state, city and local law enforcement agencies would be covered under a state constitution, as would arming the citizens.