In my opinion, if the founders had NOT wanted the American people to have the right to keep and bear arms, they would’ve used the word “militia” again instead of the word “people”...
They intended it to apply to everyone....
Exactly.
...a well-regulated militia being necessary... = because the sky is blue...
They should have left out this meaningless clause. The action part of the sentence is, "the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall NOT be infringed".
the Second Amendment was written in the context of the times, the PEOPLE were the Militia.
The PEOPLE STILL ARE THE MILITIA, the whole people.
The right to keep and bear arms for protection is given by GOD, the Constitution only affirms that right.