text: PNW Mike, You might not know that in 1875 the US Supreme Court stated, "The right to bear arms is not granted by the Constitution; neither is it in any manner dependent upon that instrument for its existence. The Second Amendment means no more than that it shall not be infringed by Congress, and has no other effect than to restrict the powers of the National Government." (United States vs. Cruikshank)
  
  Webster defines "militia" as "a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency."  The Second Amendment grants the right to own guns to members of a "well regulated Militia."  Only those who are part of an organized armed forces have the right to own guns.