@MontereyJack,
It has always been generally accepted, including back in the 80's when fully auto guns were heavily restricted, that the 2nd Amendment applied to the people and not militias, it was the modern day leftists who think the 2nd Amendment doesn't apply to all US citizens, hence their extreme push for the last 20 plus years to get guns banned. It started out with the un-renewed assault weapons ban and has been being pushed since then.