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OP Geoff, I think you've hit upon a pretty important point, politics aside.
Go back to "well regulated Militia"; consider "well regulated"; consider "well."
The people, by stated right, according to the sentence, may "keep" and "bear" arms. But this collective "militia"--the guns in the hands of the people who choose to keep and bear them, is to be "well regulated."
That's where we are now--defining what "well regulated" means in realistic application. Wow, is that something to consider: The meaning of regulation, and not just regulation, but regulation that has been "well" regulated. What is the meaning of "well" here? I feel a Clintonian moment breaking forth in my brain...
Best regards,
WW
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