Ubiq: You forgot to state the other half of the amendment…” the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” Per English rules, “A comma marks a slight break between different parts of a sentence”. The second amendment allows a militia and people to bear arms.
Nicely stated, when the government tried to infringe on people’s rights, like to prohibition era, organized crime increased. The majority of gun violence is with criminals, not upstanding citizens, so restricting the citizens rights based on a minority of criminal is asinine. Chicago has one of the strictest gun laws, it is still known as one of the deadliest cities.