Originally posted by: tom
The 2nd amendment says the people have the right to bear arms. The 14th amendment says no state can pass a law that infringes on those rights
I get that, I see the connection you were making. Basically, the 14th Amendments says that states can not take away a citizen's right to bear arms under the 2nd Amendment....but the 2nd Amendment was intended for the country to have militia in case of invasion, as there wasn't a very big standing army at the time.
Does this mean that I don't believe people should own guns. Not at all. If a person wants to own guns, that's their right as a citizen. My point is the 2nd Amendment, as it pertains to militia is outdated, as it's intended purpose was for common defense, since there was a distrust for a large permanent army....like the British had, and the militia had to deal with at the start of the Revolutionary War.