(Here’s the answer: because the colonists eschewed having a standing army, so having a ready militia was seen as vital to the national defense. But as the need for a private militia faded, so does the need to have a privately armed citizenry - which is not the same as “confiscating all guns”, even though 2nd A advocates position it so in their false arguments.)

Yes, we've discussed that before. I was into trying to think through collective rights and adding Albaby's take. We had a problem in that the Revolution taught the Congress that untrained, undisciplined troops weren't worth the trouble per Washington. Amd yes, we know the successes and Swamp Fox, but the difference between disciplined troops and untrained militia was stark.

So modernly we codified the regulated militia into the National Guard and some Navy, and the unregulated is the draft pool. But in the past we went as far as scuttling Navy boats after wars. (Someone is going to have to explain to me why we didn't just sell them.) I'm sure there;s a good answer there.

Most of the 2A zealots have problems with the dicta in Heller., and don't realize how unworkable Bruen is. If you read Bruen, they want historical analogues and then come up with reasons to toss out the history they don't like. Unworkable.