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[guillaumeb]

10. on the mark again

Many people seem to feel that the phrase "...the right of the people to keep..." refers to each individual person. The Founders specifically talked about "a well regulated militia..." in the context of possession of firearms.

In my view, D.C. v Heller applies the same reasoning. The Amendment must be read in its entirety, not have words or phrases cherry picked out of context to support a viewpoint. Given that the Founders made no provision for a standing army, and given the emphasis on a well regulated militia, to assert that any individual citizen has a right to carry a gun is a ridiculous selective reading of the 2ND Amendment.