What is your opinion on the Second Amendment?

@Pherick Exactly, Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 15 and 16 clearly defines it.

@NativeOregonian Madison and Hamilton wrote about it quite a bit in the Federalist papers, which this article breaks down pretty well.

https://theweek.com/articles/629815/how-alexander-hamilton-solved-americas-gun-problem--228-years-ago

[quote]Proper militias would be comprised of sane men and women who own guns and wish to comply with state law. (And that is key: Militias belong entirely to the states, who regulate them accordingly.) Militias might be formed voluntarily based on like-mindedness and geography. Never forgetting their purpose — the common defense — hunters in north Louisiana, for example, might form their own militia — which in practice would exist as a kind of society or association. State regulation of militias would seek to prevent the radicalization of any such group and thus suppress insurrectionists. Likewise, state laws and local governance from within a militia might find better luck in implementing piecemeal the gun reforms that confound federal legislatures.

Recall Hamilton's statement of fact that in order to be "well regulated," a militia should meet once or twice a year. This is key to a militia-based reform (as opposed to an arms-based one) and could easily be accomplished. Precedent exists for large groups of people to assemble for one or two days a year to fulfill a civic obligation, and local governments are quite good at making such assemblies happen, as anyone who has ever been called to jury duty can attest.[/quote]

@Pherick Awesome article, it is very well said by George Washington's most trusted advisor and aide during the Revolutionary War, Alexander Hamilton. Even though everyone hated Hamilton, everyone thought he was nuts, but without him we would have lost the war. James Madison was also one of the most level headed founding fathers as well.