You only have the rights that you fight for and defend.
The United States and its constitutional form of government are the occasional anomaly in the history of man.
The rest of history is littered with kings, queens, lords, rulers, despots, warlords, serfs, peasants, slaves, and a constant back and forth between the conquering, and the conquered.
That dynamic isn’t going to change any time soon.
Yes!!! So few understand that simple fact.
Some clauses of the Constitution are observed, while most are not. Those in force are those that established the three branches, elections, Washington DC as the seat of government, presidential vetoes, etc. I regard these as ‘hard’ clauses, those that are observed and unabused.
On the other hand, most clauses in our Constitution are ‘soft’ in nature, and comprise what James Madison referred to as mere parchment barriers. For instance, soft clauses are among the myriad that deal with regulation of commerce, taxation, free speech rights and the placement of all legislative powers in congress. These, the soft clauses, are disregarded, if not inverted, to serve purposes opposite of their clear intent.
On closer inspection, we find that hard Constitutional clauses have an institution or an interest group to defend them. Otherwise, and without defense, they are sure to fall into the soft category and be soon disregarded.
To the extend that the 2A is observed is because groups like the NRA stand ready to visit electoral hell on the pols who won't defend it.
Publius Huldah v. Article V Part I.
http://articlevblog.com/2016/11/publius-huldah-vs-article-v-part-i/