Quote Originally Posted by selil View Post
To be honest I don't like the militia interpretation as being the Guard as it erodes the personal protection/revolution aspects in the second amendment.

ETA: Can you tell I'm Jeffersonian versus Adams adherent? LOL
Too bad we don't have a "giving the high five" emoticon, because I'm doing that with you, right now.

I "believe" the Commonwealth of Virginia constitution, as well as The Federalist Papers define "the militia" as basically everyone who is able.

It also falls in line with certain community traditions of universal communal service.

And there is no doubt in my mind that Amendment Two was designed at least partially as a foil to the power of the state. It was truncated when they condensed the 14 original amendments into 10 for marketing reasons, at least if my undergrad-level American History memory doesn't fail me....