1. Ahistorical nonsense. The Second Amendment derived from the English Bill of Rights of 1689, which explicitly placed a right to bear arms among the traditional rights of Englishmen. The right was recognized in antislavery northern state constitutions. nationalreview.com/2018/05/second…
2. Also, the claim that the militia was a non-factor in the Revolution is nonsense. Yes, militia was unable to act as a substitute for the Continental Army. But it was an essential force multiplier, without which the war would not have been won. baseballcrank.com/archives2/2013…
3. You can tell that Professor Bogus op-ed is up to no good when it kicks off "The story begins in June of 1788." Also, this is misleading - compare to Sec 12 of Mason's draft (Sec 13 as adopted) virginiamemory.com/docs/VADeclara… & archives.gov/founding-docs/… 
4. Mason's 1776 Declaration is, in fact, a crucial precedent for the phrase "a well-regulated militia," which it defined as "composed of the body of the people, trained to arms".
5. Of course, it was Ida B. Wells herself who wrote, "a Winchester rifle should have a place of honor in every black home, and it should be used for that protection which the law refuses to give.”
6. More on this nonsense
