Don't cherry-pick phrases. The text is: > A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Ar

Don't cherry-pick phrases. The text is: > 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. Our formal militia is vastly better regulated than the population bearing arms.