The Militia and the Second Amendment

            The Second Amendment is about the collective right of the people “to keep and bear Arms.” It is not about the individual’s right to do so.

            This right is in order to maintain the “security of a free State.” This is to be done through a “well regulated Militia,” trained and organized, and excluding the village idiot and the town drunk.

            Considering the existential threats emanating from East Asia, the cities and counties on the West Coast should each have an authorized, organized militia, for protection in time of war or other disaster.

            Those who want to bear arms will do so to protect their fellow citizens, not themselves.