"A free people ought not only to be armed and disciplined, but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them, which would include their own government." -- George Washington
This is exactly right. This sentiment clearly states that the father of our country believed that the people should be sufficiently armed and trained enough to keep themselves free from all abusers, even their own government. This means the people are meant to have access to, not only the same weaponry available to the government, but sufficient quantities of said weaponry to guarantee their independence.
Machine guns and explosive ordinance should be as acquirable as hand and long guns. Weaponry beyond that would most likely be too expensive, but there still should be no restriction on it either. It is already a crime to kill a person outside of self defense, so what difference does it make if the killing is done with a machine gun, grenade, or F/A-18? If everybody has the same weaponry, equality and deterrence are maintained. Assign the death penalty for murder and remove the appeals process.
How is it that the right to kill children in the womb can be "found" in the Constitution, but "the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed" cannot be located?
Unfortunately there are some, including here on FR, that see the word militia and their minds glaze over. They seem to ignore the remaining part of the 2nd Amendment.