Is Gun Ownership a Right?

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So I would say that Madison, in fact, MEANT the right of the people to keep and bear arms was not dependent upon being in the militia...

Concur.

...but rather the militia draws from the population who are very familiar with the use of arms.

Not exactly.

The militia draws from a small subset of the population (in the 18th century, able-bodied, white males 18-45 years old), who may or may not be familiar with the use of firearms, and most of whom are likely not the least bit familiar with the military use of arms.