The “Right to Bare Arms” enshrined in the Bill of Rights should be placed in proper historical context. At the time the Bill of Rights was passed military hardware was classified into either arms or ordinance. Arms were defined as personal weapons that each citizen would bring upon being called up to serve in the militia. Ordinance, i.e., things like cannon, was provided by the State. The founding fathers believed that a free citizenry was an armed citizenry zealous to protect their rights and common security of the community and the nation. So the next time some anti-gun nut asks you if the right to bare arms allows a citizen to own a machine gun or rocket launcher tell him that those fall under the category of Ordinance and are not subject to the second amendment.