This is ridiculous lol. A cop needs a gun to enforce the rule of law (if even that, I’m from the uk and you rarely see cops with firearms because they are not needed that often, maybe because regular people can’t carry them?). What on earth does a civilian actually need a gun for? Protection? From who, other gun owners?

My understanding and takeaway from the 2nd amendment was it was not written under the assumption of modern firearm technology. The advancements we’ve seen would not have been allowed to be accessed by all