[beltfed308]

Lets see:

A militia in good order, being necessary for the security of a free society, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.

I can see the confusion. /s

[Res Nullius]

“Lets see:
A militia in good order, being necessary for the security of a free society, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.

I can see the confusion. /s”

Your comment maybe closer to the source of the problem than you know. The word ‘regulated’ as used in the 1700’s did not mean ‘good order’; it more often meant ‘well-supplied’ or well provisioned.

As an experiment, try substituting the word ‘supplied’ for ‘regulated’ and it makes abundant sense: the milita is composed of people who, when they answered the call, brought their own provisions including horses, bedrolls, and firearms.

[depressed in 06]

A Militia being able to hit what it aims at, ...

Pretty much means the same as the original.

[Quiller]

A militia in good order, being necessary for the security of a free society, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.

A well-educated electorate, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to own and read books, shall not be restricted.

I guess if many intellectual liberals read that the way they chose to read 2A, it explains a lot.