Misconstruing the phrasing of the amendment is a weak way to argue against it. At the time it was written, "well regulated" was commonly used to describe someth

Misconstruing the phrasing of the amendment is a weak way to argue against it. At the time it was written, "well regulated" was commonly used to describe something that worked well, was in good repair, etc. A militia being "well regulated" (in modern English) by the government that it might need to fight is the opposite of that. http://www.constitution.org/cons/wellregu.htm http://www.constitution.org/cons/wellregu.htm