Sure they lost, but we can look to their writings for aid in our understanding of the meaning. I'm not saying that the quote is binding in itself.
> That's because "people" is the plural of "person." "Militia," on the other hand, is not the plural of "person."
This is a weird take. There is no indication or grammatical reason that "people" and "militia" are convertible.
If you read the various state versions of the 2A many are more clear than the federal that it applies to individuals. There is a state court case
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nunn_v._Georgia
Also the infamous Dread Scott decision mentions it:
> It would give to persons of the negro race, who were recognised as citizens in any one State of the Union, the right to enter every other State whenever they pleased, singly or in companies, without pass or passport, and without obstruction, to sojourn there as long as they pleased, to go where they pleased at every hour of the day or night without molestation, unless they committed some violation of law for which a white man would be punished; and it would give them the full liberty of speech in public and in private upon all subjects upon which its own citizens might speak; to hold public meetings upon political affairs, and to keep and carry arms wherever they went.
10 USC was not supposed to be a gotcha. It is showing that just as at the time of the founding, all citizens were expected to keep and bear arms, and thus also know how to use them so still does federal law reflect that.
Quick note: people are not protesting with "assault rifles" because one is defined as select fire and they are very expensive to acquire. Although I do wish that this was not the case.
> That's because "people" is the plural of "person." "Militia," on the other hand, is not the plural of "person."
This is a weird take. There is no indication or grammatical reason that "people" and "militia" are convertible.
If you read the various state versions of the 2A many are more clear than the federal that it applies to individuals. There is a state court case https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nunn_v._Georgia
Also the infamous Dread Scott decision mentions it:
> It would give to persons of the negro race, who were recognised as citizens in any one State of the Union, the right to enter every other State whenever they pleased, singly or in companies, without pass or passport, and without obstruction, to sojourn there as long as they pleased, to go where they pleased at every hour of the day or night without molestation, unless they committed some violation of law for which a white man would be punished; and it would give them the full liberty of speech in public and in private upon all subjects upon which its own citizens might speak; to hold public meetings upon political affairs, and to keep and carry arms wherever they went.
10 USC was not supposed to be a gotcha. It is showing that just as at the time of the founding, all citizens were expected to keep and bear arms, and thus also know how to use them so still does federal law reflect that.
Quick note: people are not protesting with "assault rifles" because one is defined as select fire and they are very expensive to acquire. Although I do wish that this was not the case.