If
the militia part of the Second Amendment is not important why did the
founders say it was necessary for the security of the free state? Why
even say it in the first place if it isn't important to the Second Amendment?
Why not say something like " The right of the citizens to bear arms in defence of themselves and the State shall not be questioned" if it is about private arms?
Remember said that "It cannot be presumed that any clause in the constitution is intended to
be without effect"–5 U.S. 137 (1803). Saying that either clause is unimportant removes from the meaning of the Second Amendment's actual protection.
