dZ gave the site..
this is the exact page:
http://www.constitution.org/bor/amd_jmad.htm
This was how the 2nd was orginally penned by Madison in 1789:
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed; a well armed and well
regulated militia being the best security of a free country: but no person religiously scrupulous of
bearing arms shall be compelled to render military service in person.[/quote]
In Madison's original version, a well-ordered militia was merely one of the good things that come from universal gun ownership, not suggesting a precondition on universal gun ownership.
It was sent to the Select Committee, who changed it to the following (July 28, 1789)
http://www.constitution.org/bor/amd_scom.htm
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>"A well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, being the best security of a free
State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed, but no person
religiously scrupulous shall be compelled to bear arms."[/quote]
Though this version was more confusing, it was plain that the militia was synonomous with the people at large.
Then, the Senate further edited it to the version we have now. Though now more compact, it is also less clear to us now. However, it must be remembered that even though it may be less clear
to us in modern times the Framers didn't need to be explicit about the composition of the militia as it was so well understood at that time that it wasn't necessary to define. It is most important to note, however, that the phrase
the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed remained intact and unchanged throughout the drafting/editing process
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