[robertpaulsen]

"But are they then going to revoke womens rights and go back to the “3/5ths of a person” status for Negroes?"

No, not looking at it that way.

Looking at the second amendment as protecting only those individuals who are members of a well regulated Militia, which today includes women and nonwhites.

[tacticalogic]

Looking at the second amendment as protecting only those individuals who are members of a well regulated Militia,

Why would you want to limit it to only individuals who are members of a well regulated militia? Being a "well regulated militia member" implies you can show up properly armed. If you can't get yourself properly armed so you can be well regulated, then you never will be. It looks like a semantic paradox - you can't be well regulated unless you're properly armed, and you can't get properly armed until you're well regulated.

[steve-b]

Looking at the second amendment as protecting only those individuals who are members of a well regulated Militia

You could be looking at Hugo Chavez as the Second Coming of Christ, for all I care, and get an equally enthusiastic acceptance among sensible people.