Its one of the most controversial passages of the Constitution. Allegedly, its also one of the most obscure and unintelligible sections.It is neither.
To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of people always possess arms, and be taught alike especially when young, how to use them.Therefore, all of us are the militia. Case closed.
A militia, when properly formed, are in fact the people themselves, and render regular troops in a great measure unnecessary.
Just for starters, if it was about the Natl Guard (which didn’t exit), why would it be in the Bill of Rights?
That is an argument that doesn’t make sense at all, like saying that freedom of speech is only for Govt news agencies.