Subject: The true meaning of the "right to bear arms&q
I heard an eye-opening statement today on C-SPAN, made by Michael Waldman, author of the just-published book "The Supermajority: How the Supreme Court Divided America". He stated the the original meaning of the
"right to bear arms" as used in the Second Amendment was as a "term of art" with the same meaning as the "right to serve in the military"! That is, the meaning was NOT the same as the more superficial dictionary definition that would be implied if the verb "bear" was simply taken to be equivalent to "carry".

I had not heard of this argument before. If it's valid, then it seems to me that the debate on the 2nd amendment would be ended once and for all.

So, is the argument valid?