Actually, it does. Would you consider a bazooka “arms”. I would. To my knowledge, you can’t own one as a private citizen. Along with who knows how many other weapons.
The First Amendment has limits too. Yelling “Fire” in a crowded theater and all.
Yes. The founders recognized that standing armies present a clear danger to freedom. If the citizens had access to, and training (”well-regulated” in the lingo of the time) in the use of the weapons in common military use, the citizens could (a) be called upon to defend the nation if invaded, (b) defend themselves from criminals, (c) preserve freedom by having the ability to fight against the govt’s standing army.
Private ownership of cannons and armed ships (”privateers”, who were issued letters of marque and reprisal”) was common at the Founding.
What a ridiculous load of crap. Of course bazookas are covered under the second amendment.
As to the leftist lie that “ you can’t tell fire in a crowded theatre”; tell me genius, what do you yell when the theater is burning?