In fact, there is a pretty good circumstantial case to be made that the true (but unspoken) purpose of the amendment was to guarantee the slave states the abili

In fact, there is a pretty good circumstantial case to be made that the true (but unspoken) purpose of the amendment was to guarantee the slave states the ability to forcibly suppress slave rebellions. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/24/opinion/second-amendment-slavery-james-madison.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/24/opinion/second-amendment-...