Where is this going, "right to keep and bear arms" for?

Question

Second amendment, A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear
Arms shall not be infringed.
Question: "Militia" and "State" was (is) the context, do you feel "personal" separate from "State" and "Militia" is included in this statement of the Second Amendment?

Answer 1

I think if you study your history and the meaning of the 2nd amendment, you'll find that:
1. The bill of rights were for the people of this country, not the government.
2. Given #1, understand that America was breaking away from a tyranistic government and the bill of rights was to help protect this from happening in America.
3. "Free state" is a right of individual people (there again, not government).
4. The right to keep and bear arms was given to the people to protect themselves from a government becoming tyranistic which was why this great nation was formed.

So, the militia mentioned in the 2nd amendment is not necessarily pertaining to the military which must respond to governmental commands, but to the people to protect the rights of freedom from being taken away by the government. This is not to put our military down, because I regard members of our military with highest regard. However, I believe the military, as we know it, is for protection from abroad. I believe the second amendment is referring more about the people being able to protect their freedoms from within. For a full perspective, please take into account the full bill of rights with understanding for all.

Answer 2

The militia referred to in the Second Amendment is the people. What else could "..the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed." mean? Do you think that it guarantees government the right to keep and bear arms?

The militia is defined in the US code as all able bodied men between 18 and 45 (I am not sure of the ages), who are not in federal service. That means, people who are NOT in the US military.

I think the Second Amendment is very clear. It guarantees the right to keep and bear arms to all able bodied men (and women) who are NOT in the US military. Who else would need a guarantee?

Answer 3

You can riddle the meaning of the second amendment all you want but the issue you are addressing is in the declaration of independence, "It is the right of the people to alter or abolish it." With that, we as a society, have a understanding to overthrow a government that abuses its power. A revolt needs a well regulated army but a country doesn't need to be overthrown just because someone has bigger guns so the American government is trying to balance between a citizens right to overthrow the government versus giving its citizens to much abusive power.

Answer 4

A) if an individual answered this question correctly a lawyer would ignore the answer.
B)believe me someday the people sitting atop things like the 200 plus year old constitution will not be able to ignore their people anymore.
C)They would like to think people think of our country as they did when they were in the 4th grade and we were being taught to endure torture for our country. Well we see it as a country in context with all the other countries of history. we see it in its place in time. we understand that we cannot do alot about the problems we want nothing of. And we also see a day when we no longer have to put up with things we do not want to.
D)does that make sense?

Answer 5

The common people were called up to be Militia therefore they kept arms just as we should today.People try to say the Militia of today is the National Guard etc. It isn't.It is us.