[JimRed]

These words have always bothered me, “regulated Militia”. Militia to me is a uniformed group, regulated means some form of control.

Yes, sounds reasonable to ask the question, BUT: There is nothing in the wording of the amendment that even suggests that the right to keep and bear arms be limited to the militia. It simply acknowledges the desirability of and need for a militia.

[PeterPrinciple]

The phrase “well-regulated” was in common use long before 1789, and remained so for a century thereafter. It referred to the property of something being in proper working order.

http://www.constitution.org/cons/wellregu.htm

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Nope, doesn’t mean controlled.