re: Gun control lobby going after muzzleloaders now?

I know that the lower federal courts for decades ruled that the 2nd Amendment provided a "collective" right as opposed to an "individual" right in many federal court decisions on gun rights, and that the SCOTUS always allowed those decisions to stand. That was the law of the land until the rightwing kooks took over the SCOTUS and totally went against all previous federal court precedent that had been allowed to stand for decades. Also, the phrase "to bear arms" in the 18th and early 19th centuries generally was understood at the time to mean service in formal military formations. And finally, "people" was often used interchangeably for "states" at the time of the Constitutional Convention.

What's laughable is ignorant frickers like you and Wayne LaPierre think you can simply ignore the clause in the 2nd Amendment that doesn't fit your viewpoint..."A WELL-REGULATED MILITIA..." At the time of the Constitutional Convention, the FF were very aware of a recent event known as Shay's Rebellion and were conscious of the dangers of people raising their own private armies and marching on the government. That's why they intended for militias to be well regulated and controlled by the states.