but every State shall always keep up a well-regulated and disciplined militia, sufficiently armed and accoutered, and shall provide and constantly have ready for use, in public stores, a due number of filed pieces and tents, and a proper quantity of arms, ammunition and camp equipage.
What the articles of confederation say about the militia, before the constitution the militia was state run and the guns were kept in public stores, contrary to some opinions. although there is some room to quibble as it does not declare no one can have their own militia.
The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed; a well armed and well regulated militia being the best security of a free country; but no person religiously scrupulous of bearing arms shall be compelled to render military service in person.
What james madison proposed, that eventually became the 2A. can you imagine what the antis would say if this was the version that actually passed?