Incorrect. The personal right to bear arms was rooted in the need for domestic state security. There is no mention of personal defense. A quick Wikipedia search

Incorrect. The personal right to bear arms was rooted in the need for domestic state security. There is no mention of personal defense. A quick Wikipedia search also indicates that the exact text of this amendment is not exactly the same between all original copies of the Constitution. Sort of an interesting read [0]. The version authenticated by Thomas Jefferson has the exact quote of: "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." People keep forgetting the well regulated militia part of the amendment, and what that phrase ought permit the state for the maintenance of state security. Admittedly, the US Supreme Court has interpreted the amendment as rooted in English Law's self-defense right. But the amendment itself makes no mention of it, rather leading the personal right with the state need for security. This ties into the other state needs (national defense, anti-insurrection, self-defense, etc.) at the time of drafting. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution#Text https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Amendment_to_the_United...