I’m just going to explain the intent of the wording of the 2nd for the people in here who just don’t seem to get it, and then move on with my life.
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.
The founders literally are saying that because the militia is necessary, the right of the people to own firearms shall not be infringed. They’re saying the people must be able to own weapons so that they can form militias. It doesn’t say who does or doesn’t get to form a militia or own a firearm. It’s simply saying that because the militia is necessary, the people (this word always refers to EVERYONE) must have the right to own firearms. If they had meant anything other than this they would have indicated who the militia can and can’t be, but because they knew full well that any able bodied person willing to fight was welcome in the militia, EVERYONE has the right to arms. As for the well regulated part, that’s a phrase that in military terms means to be of working order and ready. A well regulated militia was one that had fully functional weaponry, trained soldiers ready to fight. It has nothing to do with regulating the right to bear arms, that’s literally what “shall not be infringed” means.
Have a good day.