Should the 2d Amendment be amended to remove the confusing first phrase?

I think it is pretty clear now. You can change the font of the comma if you like. Make it huge.

Nothing wrong with what the 2nd amendment currently states. Right to bear arms. Check. Right to defend oneself, property, and nation. Check. Right to have any kind of weapon, any caliber of weapon, any type of accessory, any rate of fire capability...uh, well, let either the State or Federal government define what arms one has the right to bear...right? That's how I view this issue.

Framers had a much better grasp on “the words” than citizens do today. Leave it alone. Really, when was the last time a modern legal expert founded the greatest and most enduring nation ever? That’s right, they didn’t.

If the removal of the 2nd Amendment is by the Constitutional Convention Amendment process, then those individuals that were sent to the convention are to be held in contempt, perhaps sued for dereliction, However, if, as it is being done by Litigants in the States Courts, and States Legislators; than those legislators, Judges, and Litigants, must be held for Libel and Contempt of the Oath they swore to uphold. Every elected official swears an oath to up hold the US Constitution, the States Constitution and the laws of the state [see Oath of Office by state and Federal].
Mayhap we citizens, may need to begin a campaign of Citizens Arrests, charging Treason on those who would deny the Constitution and the rights expressed therein.

The 2nd Amendment has been fine for nearly 200 years just the way it is and I see no reason to change a single word !! If you are of average intelligence and can read and do understand English you should not have a problem understanding "plain English" !!

I had a suicidal young Marine friend - my personal trainer - pull a weapon on me yesterday. What is the relationship between the 2nd amendment right to keep and bear arms - vs the right to have your fully loaded weapons readily accessible when you are in severe pain and wanting to end your life? We checked him into County Hospital ER - got him onto some anti-inflammatory meds - got him off strong opiates - and worked him up for everything from cardiac to infectious diseases. It looks like he may have an autoimmune disorder - needs bone marrow biopsy - will try to get that done in a day or two. But, his weapons are in the gun safe at my house now - except the M16 retained by security department. How do we reconcile the safekeeping of his weapons until he is well again under the 2nd amendment? Warmest Regards, Sandy :)
CPT Jack Durish SSgt Christopher Brose SSG Robert Webster

Absolutely not! Leave it alone!

Leave it alone. It was wrote as it is for a reason. In old english, the , between State and the seperate them into 2 seperate articles. The 2nd is all about the people, and not about the .gov infringing (the 24,000+ gun laws in our country already do to much of this) on the rights of the people.

The 2nd Amendment is the back bone of American Freedom. As long as the people have the ability to defend themselves against tyranny we the American People will be free. History show that foreign nations fear the 2nd Amendment because the Average American has the right to keep and bear arms. This in itself has prevented the Japanese from invading the American West Cost During WWII. The 2nd Amendment also has the ability to defend themselves, family, and others that are endanger from criminals. I swore an oath to Support and Defend the Constitution of the United State Against All Enemies Foreign and Domestic and to Bear True Faith and Allegiance to the Same. This mean defending the 2nd Amendment and all our rights as Americans the Socialist Democratic Party wants to destroy. God Bless America.

The confusion is only when YOU try to structure the Bill of Rights to your language. Remember when and why it was written, The well regulated militia was EVERY man and boy between 16 and 60, who had a gun. The state provided powder and shot if you were lucky. You were required to drill once a month regardless. The 1st move by a tyrannical gov't when facing mounting criticism was the attempt the confiscation of this powder, shot and any arms they could find. Resistance against this tyranny was the "shot heard around the world" Concord and Lexington.