As you say, this isn't the place for this debate, but I don't think your historical analysis is accurate. The plain text of the second amendment does not grant an individual right of ownership. It grants the right for communities to have a well-regulated, armed militia. That's a different thing.

But I'll leave that there. I wasn't commenting to put forth a particular political agenda, I was just trying to inject a counterpoint to a thing that I've been hearing more and more that I believe is factually incorrect.