The Constitution says the states have the right to establish "well-regulated militias" because the early Americans felt uncomfortable about keeping standing armies. The purpose of these militias was to combat insurrections, maintain public order, defend against attacks by Indians and put down slave revolts.

A Conservative-stacked Supreme Court chose to interpret the 2nd Amendment so that it meant every citizen had the right to own firearms, which had never been spelled out that way; although I must admit it had never been expressly forbidden by the founders either.

The Supreme Court was wrong, although I choose to accept that decision because I am a strict Constitutionalist and I will accept it even though I do not agree with it. I cannot expect the court to agree with me on every issue. Even so, the 2nd amendment, as now interpreted by SCOTUS, does not prevent the government from regulating firearms. A workable compromise would be to allow citizens the right to own firearms, but forbid them to take them out in public unless they were dismantled. This would allow their transport to places authorized for legitimate use in hunting or sport and still allow people to protect their homes from intruders. This would not make gun crime impossible, but that is a bogus argument. Traffic laws don't make reckless driving impossible either, but they save lives.

But the SCOTUS decision is still wrong, just like the attempt to nullify Roe v Wade is also wrong.