By that I mean that the intention was the same as saying "In order to maintain a free condtion.", the right of the people to keep and bear arms cannot be infringed.
By that I mean that the intention was the same as saying "In order to maintain a free condtion.", the right of the people to keep and bear arms cannot be infringed.
I like your interpretation (though I doubt if a court would interpret it that way). I like to turn it around and think of it this way: The true guarantor of our freedom and liberty is our own conviction that we are, and by right are meant to be, free. Freedom is an attitude more than it is words on a piece of paper. The second amendment reminds us that we have the God given right to self defense of our lives and freedoms and we should reject any politician or party that does not respect and defend that right.