[Robert357]

No the 2nd Amendment is about bearing arms for both self-defense AND protecting the State. The 2nd amendment can be understood by looking at the equivalent State bill of right that the framers of the federal constitution brought with them.

How about original Vermont Constitution or Declaration of the Rights to the Inhabitants of the State of Vermont.

“...XV. That the people have a right to bear arms for the defence of themselves and the State; and, as standing armies, in the time of peace, are dangerous to liberty, they ought not to be kept up; and that the military should be kept under strict subordination to, and governed by, the civil power....”

The 1776 Constitution of Pennsylvania....
“...XIII. That the people have a right to bear arms for the defence of themselves and the state; and as standing armies in the time of peace are dangerous to liberty, they ought not to be kept up; And that the military should be kept under strict subordination to, and governed by, the civil power. ....”

The 2nd amendment is about SELF-DEFENSE and not a militia!

[PapaBear3625]

and as standing armies in the time of peace are dangerous to liberty, they ought not to be kept up;

Why did they consider "standing armies" dangerous? Because the major role of the standing army was to enforce the will of the government upon the people.

In modern times, armed "law enforcement" are the standing army, by another name.