If this was taken seriously there would be government authority to regulate guns that had no militia purpose but we'd all get all get to have real assault rifles, military grade sidearms and light machine gun. When this moment comes I'm going to get an umbrella because of all the flying pigs.

There was an attempt to keep these 'well regulated militias' going into the early part of the 19th century. Citizens were expected to take part. Show uo with your military grade long gun and drill. Typically this was white landowners. Back then people worked hard and drank even harder so this was deeply resented as it cut in drunken time. I'm not kidding. Alcohol usage is now a tiny fraction of what it was 200 years ago. Since it was so disliked it faded away.

I listened to the Heller case at the Supreme Court and it really has changed into being able to defend yourself. I liked hearing the conservatives being in favor of gun ownership but the militia aspect wasn't mentioned.

Steve