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The amendment says the right to bear arms shall not be infringed upon.
Correct?
That is only the last part of the sentence. Why do you think they bothered to preface that statement with the other...?
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.
As a warning to anyone who would try to infringe on the inalienable right to bear arms.
But let me help you.
Do you actually believe the inalienable right to free speech is something the Founders believed they were 'granting', or did they believe it was already granted by God and Nature's God?
While the word is very pretty, there is no such thing as an "inalienable" right and there is no mention of such a thing in the Constitution. You will find that in the Declaration of Independence which, while very moving, has no standing in law.