To understand why the Founders wrote a declaration of independence is to know that the British “standing army” was the de facto police force of the day. There is very little difference between a redcoat patrolling Boston under arms than a policeman walking the beat- if you do some basic literature research, you’ll find that there was no equivalent PD in the time of the revolution ( ref Sir Peale), only an elected or appointed sheriff and a constable maybe, regular citizens were sworn out by the elected officials to apprehend arrest etc for a specific purpose and time. Our modern cop/ policeman patrolman and related organization is NOT what was extant during the framer’s period.
Our extravagant police forces are perhaps the standing army our founders warned about.
The 2A is clearly the authority to protect ourselves, our homes, our towns states and nation, being the crux of the concept of a “free state”.
Regards;
True, the founding fathers distrusted a standing army and thought it ought to be as small as possible. They would be appalled that the BLM and SSA have SWAT teams and attack dogs.