Yes. There were multiple versions of the second amendment voted on but all included a militia clause and this clause was tightly held until 2008 in the DC v Heller decision. An Americans right to personal arms was never federally guaranteed until Scalia pulled it out of his ass.
Washington state progressives: We need common sense gun laws, like reducing the penalty for drive-by shootings. Here's our brilliant legislation and everything. What could go wrong. HB 1692 - 2021-22 Promoting racial equity in the criminal legal system by eliminating drive-by shooting as a basis for elevating murder in the first degree to aggravated murder in the first degree. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1692&Year=2021&Initiative=false
WaPo: Homicides soar in District, Maryland suburbs in 2021 More people were slain in Prince George’s Countythan in any year since 2007. Montgomery County had recorded 32 homicides as of Friday evening, matching numbers not seen since 2002. And killings in the District rose for the fourth consecutive year, surpassing 200 for the first time since 2003. Authorities say violence has climbed amid a proliferation of guns used to settle disputes — such as deadly road rage incidents or a killing over french fries — and a pandemic that continues to upend lives and strain a fragile social safety net critical for people surviving on the margins.
Or even form well organised militias allowing gangs to form instead. Shitload of guns + young men can only result in well or poorly organised groups.
Or, just shoot the touchy feely cops in the face. Which reminds me, must rewatch Robocop 2. Harasment of young men being directed from a moral vacuum always goes so well. Basis of a great civilisation that is.