Supreme Court Shoots Down Chicago gun ownership restrictions

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed...Second Amendment As passed by Congress (bbc.co.uk)

The right of the people to keep and bear arms was asserted based on the assumption that a well-regulated militia was needed for the security of a free State.

The connection between the need for a well-regulated militia and the right of private citizens, not the public armed forces, to keep and bear arms in the modern times should be questioned.

There is a well-regulated militia, the military, which has maintained the security of the State effectively. Limiting the rights of the people regarding weapons will not decrease the ability of the military to maintain the security of the State. When individuals procure weapons and organize into groups, they become "unregulated" militias, which are not mentioned. The amendment also adds the qualifier "well-regulated" to the word "militia."

BBC News - US Supreme Court extends gun rights: "The US Supreme Court has restricted the rights of state and city governments to enforce controls on gun ownership.

The US's highest court ruled by 5-4 that a ban on handgun ownership in the city of Chicago was unconstitutional.

Justices said the US Constitution protected the right to keep and bear arms for the purpose of self-defence."