[budwiesest]

"The C. says "the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed"

>>> When that was written, who were "the people"?

Written long ago. The "people" are Americans. They may change in make-up over time, but their rights remain the same.

[robertpaulsen]

"Written long ago. The "people" are Americans."

"Written long ago". You say that like it means that it's irrelevant. As if, well, back then, they meant such and such but screw that -- today it means "Americans".

Yeah, it was written long ago. That's where we have to go, however, to find out what the Founding Fathers meant. And when they said "the people" they meant "the people at large".

And the people at large excluded non-whites, women, children, and non-citizens.