Wow! I guess every single founder just discarded it to! Do u have any evidence, and i mean ANY at all, that the 2nd amendment does not convey an individual right? because i've at least looked and can't find anything, not even a shred of evidence from back then. also the rest of the BoR grants protection to individuals, why would the 2nd be any different? even if u are to find some scrap that supports your (wrong) view, the ridiculously overwhelming weight of evidence says otherwise. quit giving opinions on matters of fact, it's just nonsensical piehole. they must have all been rayciss!!!
"A man's rights rest in three boxes: the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box." - Frederick Douglass "By calling attention to 'a well regulated militia,' 'the security of the nation,' and the right of each citizen 'to keep and bear arms,' our founding fathers recognized the essentially civilian nature of our economy... The Second Amendment still remains an important declaration of our basic civilian-military relationships in which every citizen must be ready to participate in the defense of his country. For that reason I believe the Second Amendment will always be important." - John F. Kennedy "Just as the First and Fourth Amendment secure individual rights of speech and security respectively, the Second Amendment protects an individual right to keep and bear arms. This view of the text comports with the all but unanimous understanding of the Founding Fathers." - Attorney General John Ashcroft --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Anyone believing or claiming the militia reference in the 2nd amendment does not include the individual. Simply does not have a factual or historical leg to stand on. "A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity." - Sigmund Freud