A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.
Nobody ever really talks about the first part: A well regulated militia. While there is a natural focus on the ‘right of the people to keep and bear’ not much focus is listed towards the regulation. I get it. The regulations are what people are mad about. The voice of the NRA, representing a section of the American populace, is vocal about no restrictions whatsoever to the right to keep and bear arms. Sites like the Institute for Legislative Action serve as a megaphone for NRA propoganda, promoting the idea that the second amendment is under some sort of legislative attack. Is it?
If we are to speak to the letter of the amendment, then we need to speak to the idea of a well regulated militia, which means governmental regulation. In other words, we need to regulate guns in some measurable fashion–specifically to keep an eye on how they are used and who is using them. This is important, considering that the Gun Violence Archive has cross checked and verified almost 9500 gun in 2017. It is February. Of those incidents, nearly 2500 resulted in deaths, with most of those incidents happening in the South, which is where the NRA is strongest.
This is a complicated issue riddled with fallacious thinking and motives that are often inspired by financial gain. It is no secret that Glock and other gun manufacturers regularly donate to the not-for-profit NRA organization and often cover lobbyist fees. So the gun makers are, rightfully, making sure anyone can get their product. Might we want to consider the motives behind this stuff?