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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
Actually it was the right to assemble a militia which was not allowed to be banned (what a bizarre sentence).
It's very similar to the right to assemble.
If you read the constitution chronologically it makes sense. The first amendment is the right to peacefully assemble and petition the government for grievance, which was basically what the revolution was about.
The second amendment secures the right of citizens to assemble in armed militias in order to secure amendment 1 should it be threatened.
The Third amendment follows the second and the first. As an american citizen you are no longer forced to quarter military/militia forces in your home/property as colonists were forced to do under british rule.
The fourth amendment is about unlawful search and seizure, which reflects amendment 3. Not only can you refuse quarter to a soldier, you can ALSO refuse entrance to a soldier or other actor/agent of the state without a judicial decree (later a warrant, probably cause).
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No. The founding fathers wanted citizens to have AR - 15's