The NRA's version of the Second Amendment lacks common sense

To prove that this is the only interpretation that makes sense, try using the exact language and sentence structure from the Second Amendment applied to another subject — A democratically elected Congress being necessary for a secure and free State, the right of the People to enact legislation shall not be infringed.

If the introductory phrase is ignored in the same erroneous way it was with the Second Amendment, the above law would mean that every individual, and not Congress, was entitled to make and follow his own laws and to hell with everyone else.

Or this — The Air Force’s arsenal of nuclear weapons being necessary to ensure the defense of the United States, the right of the People to build weapons of mass destruction shall not be infringed.