Since when does it say the right to bare guns? If I remember correctly it says arms. Which if we interpreted loosely enough could mean nuclear arms. So why is everyone assuming it means guns?
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oh, and for you consideration, muskets were not state of the art in the day. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_rifle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puckle_gun http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girandoni_Air_Rifle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grapeshot keep in mind that the US lacked the current constitution until 1791 and most of the US' navy and cannons were privately owned and merely lent to the provisional revolutionary government.