[elwoodblues]

So you want the word militia to have some meaning (only law-abiding folks), but not too much meaning (i.e. that the whole provision should be read in the context of militias.)

That very well might be a reasonable interpretation. I would argue that it's no less a stretch (and perhaps even more of a stretch) of the language of the amendment to apply it only to law abiding folks as it would be to apply it only in the context of militias.