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

We would seriously regret opening the 2nd Amendment to any changes. Think of the political fighting and ultimate results

It's perfectly clear to the court responsible for interpreting it. . . Heller v. D.C. circa 2008.

Contrary to most right-wing beliefs, This progressive-liberal-left-wing-progressive individual does not believe in getting rid of the Second Amendment. So please continue with your “bashing” and “fear-mongering.”

First let's make things clear the second amendment was also put in place so the people could protect them selves from there on government. If you don't believe this look at countries were there population can't own guns and groups of people are killed. Also I've heard the argument that rifles and pistols can't beat planes and bombs but it seems to have worked in Afghanistan for years. We have stayed free because of this.

The Second Amendment is very clear but it's the people who read it with a 21st Century view that don't get it. Don't tamper with it, the SCOTUS has made it clear 'District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570 (2008)', it was the first Supreme Court case to decide whether the Second Amendment protects an individual right to keep and bear arms for self-defense.

There isn't a thing wrong with the 2nd Amendment. just as it is.

If people would study the Federalist and Anti-Federalist Papers and give the original documents and the Federalist & Anti-Federalist Paper due consideration, I believe most would Agree.
They need no change, only careful reading to be understood! "Careful" is the operative word here! So go Carefully read the Original Documents.........

Absolutely not. The wording of the Amendments are purposely writen that way. For our protection. Leave it alone.

MSgt, I believe the best recourse is to have a clear, concise and unambiguous definition of the term "militia" which is fully supported by case law. Oh, wait, we already do... In DC vs Heller, the US Supreme Court clearly upheld that the "militia comprised all males physically capable of acting in concert for the common defense." (Syllabus, Certiorari to the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit. https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/07pdf/07-290.pdf)

Heller also held on several points the individual right secured by the 2d Amendment but also held the rulings of Miller (US Supreme Court, 1939) were also true:
"Miller’s holding that the sorts of weapons protected are those 'in common use at the time' finds support in the historical tradition of prohibiting the carrying of dangerous and unusual weapons."

do you have that much trust in the lawyers to not sku it even further?

We are in really challenging times. Our education system has a runaway problem with liberalism/socialism. It has often been purported that our Immigration Laws need change. There is nothing wrong with our Immigration Laws that enforcement wouldn problem is in our Legal System. We have a generation of JUDGES and LAWYERS that fully believe they have the right to decide WHICH LAWS TO ENFORCE. That's a deal breaker. Common sense is the least common of all the senses and it's rarely found in the legal profession. The same can be said of our 2nd Amendment. Opening the door to improvement, unfortunately, also opens it to those charlatans that call themselves attorneys and judges. Net result could be extremely negative for our country.