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The right of the citizen to keep and bear arms does not depend upon "the wording of the 2nd Amendment." No matter what significance you place upon the words of the 2nd the absolute silence of the Constitution regarding the private arms of the citizen is even more telling regarding the founder's intent. No power was ever conferred to the federal government to act against the private arms of the citizen so none exists.
The 2nd Amendment is a redundancy forbidding the exercise of powers that do not exist.
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That's fine. I read your previous discussion on this subject. But even if you're correct, as a practical matter the attitudes in this country toward firearms and the regulation thereof are in large part based on interpretations of the wording of the 2nd Amendment.
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The reason we have high crime is that we have a peculiar way of dealing with those who attack, injure and kill the responsible members of society . . .we put them back out on the street.
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Do you think it might also have something to do with the peculiar way in which we allow millions of virtually unregulated firearms to float around the nation, immediately available to those who
would attack, injure, and kill?
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Oh please, not another, "I'm using bold and big fonts because I'm all seeing!" poster.
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Don't get excited. The big/bold was merely to emphasize the anger I believe Thomas Jefferson would express if he were able to observe the level of gun violence that we tolerate in this country. Nothing to do with "all seeing".