Libs' Second Amendment Argument Always Falls Back To

The 2nd amendment's use of the word militia meant, that since the USA did not have an Army, every citizen (men only of course) should have a gun in case the oppressive British Army, or any other country's Army attacked our fledgling country. Or, if our own government became violent or locked up citizens who had not committed a crime. Or to control anyone who decided to simply take over our government, as many of our citizens were kind of rough around the edges back then, you might say. So our militia was to protect us, not to take over the governiment because a few guys didn't like our basic beliefs as stated in the constitution.

Now that we have armed forces to protect our people, the term militia tends to refer to small groups of people who are anti-government, anti-general society, who believe they "know better" than the majority of citizens. Research shows that most militias are heavily armed, paranoid, and have and continue to stockpile arms and munitions. That's why today the term "militia" strikes fear in the hearts of many.

One must always consider how word meanings change through history and do not always mean the same thing as they did over 200 years ago.

This is my opinion, based on my years and years of education and study. You may chose to disagree.