Originally posted by BlueSky:
I'm not accusing you of anything, just saying what it means to me when I read it. The truth is we'll never know what they really meant because it's worded in a way that's open to multiple interpretations.
True, but to add fuel to the fire, here is the original text submitted to Congress by James Maddison for the SA:
"The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed; a well armed and well regulated militia being the best security of a free country; but no person religiously scrupulous of bearing arms shall be compelled to render military service in person."
This is much clearer to me and shows that at least Maddison wanted to ensure the peoples right to bear arms in addition to state militias etc. Why it got re-worded, who knows.
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