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Lacking a definitive RULING by the USSC (US Supreme Court) on this specific issue....your point is invalid. Past holdings tend to support your theory (which I too subscribe to--but I'm also a realist, which is not your strong suit) but nothing since 1935 which we technically lost in the US v Miller case. The 2nd Amendment (don't quote it to me...I have it memorized and I teach Honors American Government) is still open to interpretation by the states and the USSC has not yet struck down any of the blatantly unconstitutional gun laws passed in the last 50 years based on YOUR interpretation of the Amendment. I'll say it again: GET REAL and deal with the issue based on the paradigm of the current playing field.

I'll say this: If the next terrorist attack is aborted by a LAWFULLY armed citizen, the paradigm will take a dramatic shift back to the vision of the Founding Fathers.

"Lacking a definitive RULING by the USSC (US Supreme Court) on this specific issue....your point is invalid"

How Did the Founders Understand the Second Amendment?
That is what the Founding Fathers said.
Now all you have to do is believe in the Constitution, not just memorize it.

CONGRESS in 1866, 1941 and 1986 REAFFIRMS THE SECOND AMENDMENT
The Bill of Rights, including the Second Amendment right to keep and bear firearms,
originated in the United States Congress in 1789 before being ratified by the States.
On three occasions since then--in 1866, 1941, and 1986--
Congress enacted statutes to reaffirm this guarantee of personal freedom
and to adopt specific safeguards to enforce it.

ON THE DAY BEFORE Thanksgiving 1993,
the 103d US Congress brought forth a constitutional turkey.
The 103d Congress decided that the Second Amendment did not mean what it said
("...shall not be infringed") and passed the Brady bill.
How the Brady Bill Passed (and subsequently - "Instant Check")
When the Brady Bill was passed into law on November 24, 1993,
the Senate voted on the Conference Report
and passed the Brady Bill by UNANIMOUS CONSENT.