If you can argue that it’s never a concern that the government will illegally exceed its constitutional authority and threaten the country’s status as a free state, maybe. Good luck with that.
If you want MAGAs in government and law enforcement to be the only ones with guns then that’s your decision. The 2nd amendment makes sure everyone else doesn’t have to do that.
Why is the other half of the second amendement always ignored?
It’s not ignored. It’s a justification for the other half, not a requirement
… and if the justification for a thing goes away, that means the thing is completely unaffected. Yeah?
If you can argue that it’s never a concern that the government will illegally exceed its constitutional authority and threaten the country’s status as a free state, maybe. Good luck with that.
Answer the question. Is “exceeding its authority” the justification, in the first half of that sentence?
Ensuring a free state is the why, citizens owning guns is how
‘We need X to do Y, therefore Z’ makes X the how.
We objectively do not do X anymore. Not in any way that requires Z.
If you want MAGAs in government and law enforcement to be the only ones with guns then that’s your decision. The 2nd amendment makes sure everyone else doesn’t have to do that.
‘American gun culture prevents American fascism’ is not what happened so far. They have a relationship. That’s not it.
And again: the amendment justifies guns guns guns with a militia that no longer exists. It’s one sentence that does not say what you want.
Is that what the justification was?
I suppose that’s a convenient way to see it.