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It's a "well-regulated militia" for national security. At the time, the only military the US had were the US militias, renamed in 1903 to the National Guard. They now supply their troops with guns.
Warren Burger, Nixon's chief justice of SCOTUS, said he'd strike 2A if he could because the plain language makes it clear that it's moot. He said the gun lobby's claims there were 2A rights was "the greatest hoax ever perpetuated on the American people."