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

God, at least in the bible, tells us to turn the other cheek not grab your 9mm and kill the person.

God/Jesus also said "If you don’t have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one.” Luke 22:36. Then, there's Exodus 22; “If a thief is caught breaking in at night and is struck a fatal blow, the defender is not guilty of bloodshed; but if it happens after sunrise, the defender is guilty of bloodshed”
SGM Twardzicki, with due respect, if you truly believe in "turning the other cheek", as it were, why did you join the Army/Military? My point being, turning the other cheek and military service are likely to be diametrically opposed.

I would guess that, based on the shear number of firearms in private hands in the US, the vast majority of them ARE for self defense uses, primarily. Self defense is about wisdom of knowing when to use it. If a person is approaching and just wants to fist fight and the odds are fairly even, then make it a fist fight. If The Rock is coming at me and moving like a Kung Fu grandmaster, the odds are NOT even, and I would be in fear for my life.

My point being, self denfense, up to and including the same capability, is an inalienable right, and to give the government the ability to stop that is self defeating.

As to the original point, the language is fine. Our "national" reading comprehension is the problem. If we as a modern world spent more time cultivating the written and spoken word, as opposed to Twitter, etc et. al., we would be able o understand it as written, in th esame manner which it was written.

My typo at the end was unintentional, yet ironically humorous.

SGM Charles Twardzicki - Great response, best to just let the other sonofabitch kill you and/or your family. The bad guy will be punished later while you are dead.

Is it not our duty to defend our country against our enemy both foreign and domestic? Our enemy currently is domestic. We as a people have allowed the enemies to infiltrate our government and become leaders and in so doing we are in danger of losing all everyone of us has fought to defend. We have allowed the Fienstiens, Pelosies and everyone in this circle of theirs to slowly undermine and change our country. We have Muslims running for office who's only goal is to destroy our country and take it over. There will be a time when we will have no rights unless we take hold and take back these offices back. There was a time when a government official could not hold office if they were foreign born or held a different belief that was in our constitution. Look at us now. Muslims in office. Haters of our country are running it. Our constitution is constantly attacked and slowly being amended to suit their own agenda. I know I sound like a leftist or maybe an extremest but I assure you I am not. I have; just as many or all of you, lived in a country I love long enough to see what is slowly taken place. I tell you you all that unless we weed these bad apples out, we will become a nation that is no longer free. So you see it's not about the constitution as a whole but rather the one who are in control and that are pushing to change it to a point where we no longer have a choice.

SGT Perry Spencer - I do agree overall with your comment but I have to point out were I see the problem is actually percolating and flowing from. It has several initials like CNN HLN ABC NBC CBS, We saw during the 2016 election cycle how one candidate could do no wrong, and we kept hearing how bad the other candidate was. We saw were the one candidate literally had the rules of their own party changed to help them and the news applauded it. We saw were 2008 cycle were they did not do do-diligence and purposefully ignored and lashed out at anyone pointing out their omissions. Now we have them telling the american people that it is their job to tell people how to think. And I will not get into what is happening on our college campuses. We as vets that believe and take seriously the oath we took need to help Gently educate the younger American generation what the True meaning of the US Constitution is as written, not as "interpitated" It is not a "living document" But a hard copy of how we as americans have and will survive and thrive if followed.

Lt Col John Tringali - Read the final statement at the end of the Constitution as signed by the Secretary Recorder of the Convention.

SFC William Allen - The NRA wants to get rid of the nominative absolute. But that's why the 2nd was written.

SSgt Jim Gilmore - I also spent several years in a Catholic Middle School and High School after attending Public School in grades 1-6, was raised Roman Catholic and at 17 while in Basic I was Baptized Southern Baptist at the Louisville Baptist Church which was and is a member of the Southern Baptist Convention.

SFC Charles McVey Sr. - OK, so, I have not and did not state that we are a simple Democracy. However, we are a FORM of Democracy since we do ELECT/CHOOSE our representatives. As representatives, they are directed by our Constitution, thus we are further a Constitutional Republic. If the Constitution had not called for ELECTED representation, but rather APPOINTED ones, but still directed by the Constitution, then we would be a sole Republic. Bottom line, we both elect our representation AND even vote, on a limited basis, for certain legislation. But then I will assume that you would consider that 'liberal garbage' and dismiss it as left wing propaganda. Have at it, but as long as we elect representation, that makes us a FORM of democracy! If you have a problem with the word, that is not my concern. I understand how our government works, or rather, how it SHOULD work, and while some of it, IMHO, could be improved, I have no desire to see it changed.

At Sandy Hook they found multiple half empty magazines. He was changing mags as he went room to room, like levels of a video game.

SSgt Jim Gilmore - Excuse me for attempting to provide an educated discourse to your idea regarding the 2nd Amendment. Have a nice day.