Florida has started Confication..Good!

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If the Second Amendment was not meant to ensure that military small arms would be available to members of organized State militias, why does it have the militia clause?

We had different opinions on this subject too. I believe it was meant for all people who are in both the organized and un-organized militia. You have stated it was only for the organized state militias.

Well, since the unorganized militia is not "well regulated" and its members are not required to own military weapons, yes, the wording of the militia clause seems intended solely to ensure arms are available to members of the organized State militias.

However, ensuring the availability of arms to organized militia members also makes them available to the unorganized militia (which, in the 1790s, was only able-bodied, military-age, free white men, not all of "the people.")

Thanks for responding to my earlier questions. Although I have quibbles with a few of your other answers, I'm going to let them drop.