[JRandomFreeper]

he Second Amendment should protect my right to buy and arm this ship?

Certainly. Many of the ships and guns used in the Revolutionary war were privately owned and contracted to the Continental Congress.

/john

[Cachelot]

Certainly. Many of the ships and guns used in the Revolutionary war were privately owned

Yes. So I wonder, what would the rules be today on something like a private naval force? Primarily aiming at hiring itself out to Uncle Sam?