@McGentrix,
It does say "the right of the people".
As I understand the constitution, based on my reading of the Federalist Papers, at the time the Constitution was written the militia was the people.
Every male over 16 was considered part of the militia, especially since the US was mostly frontier at the time, and small towns and villages still suffered from indian attacks.
Of course, I could be wrong, and if I am I am sure one of the many constitutional experts here will tell me.