When did America stop interpreting the 2nd Amendment as being about having a strong, organized, armed militia and start interpreting it as every individual has the right to own any weapon that exists, and what brought about the change? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

When did America stop interpreting the 2nd Amendment as being about having a strong, organized, armed militia and start interpreting it as every individual has the right to own any weapon that exists, and what brought about the change?

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Jon_Beveryman

The modern partisan political issues of this question notwithstanding, this past answer by /u/georgy_k_zhukov is a very good start.