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The flaw in your logic is obvious.
Clearly the founding fathers intended for the 2nd Amendment to serve as a check against a standing army of a tyrannical government.
It is intended to serve as a deterrent.
What is it that you believe the 2nd Amendment was intended to do? And what is the basis for your belief?
1. If the flaw in my logic is so obvious, why don't you spell it out?
2. There was no standing army of the federal government. The 2nd Amendment guaranteed each State the right to defend its individual sovereignty.
3. See above.
4. See above. The basis for my belief is the plain wording of the Amendment and the fact that it was added after the Constitutional Convention as a condition demanded by individual States as part of their ratifications.