"Not to get into a political argument, xxx but herein lies one of the main political arguments ever laid between the left, right, and inbetween."
Cunning.
The federalist papers, available to anyone have several very specific references by the people who wrote the constution clearly stating that the right to bear arms was an individual right of the citizens of this country distinctly not the state's right alone.
THe supreme court has reiterated on several occasions dating back to the mid 1800's that the right to bear arms is also an individual right, as is clearly stated in the constitution. Lawyers involved with any constitutional law that disagree with this are an almost non-existent minority.
Your view point and interperetation are contrary to legal standing, and are primarily based upon your personal beliefs.
This argument is moot though, as we all know the Supreme court is going to redecide this for us currently. Which should be very interesting considering that it's highly likely our next President is going to want to re-enact the AWB.
If you're interested in taking the Militia route I suggest you to investigate "The dick act".
Every able bodied Man or Woman between the ages of 18-42 is technically a non-standing militia member. In the case of an invasion on American soil we're all to resist foreign opression. Exactly who is going to arm all of us, in the case that we're activated.
I can tell you none of the states have halls for of firearms sitting around waiting for that event.
Honestly, I think we're all f'ed though.
George Bush is an f'ing moron, so are Obama, Mccain and Hillary. They're all power mongers, each of 'em just wants to dick us a different way than the other.
You shouldn't attack people for using the bill of rights to represent their rights. That's what it's for, not representing your personal beliefs. People value the right to protect themselves. I don't expect that to change anytime soon.