[mrsmith]

"The individual right facilitated militia service by ensuring that citizens would not be barred from keeping the arms they would need when called forth for militia duty. "

George Mason said as much at the Virginia Ratifying Convention.

Glad to see one court finally "got it" that the collective right is protected by the individual right- it's not a case of one or the other.

[robertpaulsen]

The War of 1812 demonstrated the weakness of the Militia system -- most "militia" members showed up with no weapons or weapons that had fallen into disrepair.

I'm curious. What if a state decided they would maintain the citizen's arms and keep them in an armory to ensure their availability when needed? What if the state decided to provide the arms and keep them secure until needed?

How would that violate the second amendment?