“ First of all, its so tired and over played and people obsess over it without giving a shit about the rest of the bill of rights.

That doesn't belittle it's importance or relevance and you are right that it is held by some at the same level of the freedom of religion and freedom of speech.

“ the 2nd talks specifically about maintaining a militia. Today we have the national guard in each state and an all citizen volunteer military

The constitution makes a clear distinction between military organizations (Article I Section 8 parts 11-14, Army and Navy) and the Militia (parts 15-16).

The militia act of 1792 laid a basic frame work for it but it was truly codified under 10 U.S.C. § 311 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 10. Armed Forces § 311. Militia: composition and classes , The people are the 3rd arm of the militia, we are all members of the unorganized/irregular milita as we can all be called upon to defend the

“A militia when properly formed are in fact the people themselves…and include, according to the past and general usuage of the states, all men capable of bearing arms… "To preserve liberty,it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them." Richard Henry Lee, Federal Farmer No. 18, January 25, 1788

“ You also dont need to hunt for food anymore and we have organized armed and trained law enforcement.

No you don't have/want to hunt anymore, and you have the luxury to be close to the amenities of life to just go to a supermarket, a lot of people live away from such things, many go hunting for food and hunting is an important part of wild life management, unless you want Buick to be the only predator pressure. You also may live only 15-20 minutes from a police station but somepeople live hours away from a government agent that can use force on their behalf.

“ There really isnt a practical reason to own guns. And i like guns. I like shooting. Their fun. But weve been having this debate with out dated arguments for years and its getting so old.

We will continue to have it as long as people continue to attack the right. It is sad there needs to be a constant the defense of the right but so be it.

“ The world today has no relevance to what was written when this country was first born. We need to make decisions based on what we face now, not what men faced before electricity

The right to self defense and the right of the community to remained armed to muster for its mutal defense is a right whose importance has dated back in democracies to before the Greeks, the people have a right to self defense, and it is through out history the countries that arm their citizens are best able to resist outside attack, Look at the roman and Greek campaigns the difference between campaigns of attack and defensive battles. These are timeless rights