Another problem with trying to find meaning in the Second Amendment’s commas is that nobody is certain how many commas it is supposed to have. The version that ended up in the National Archives has three, but that may be a fluke. Legal historians note that some states ratified a two-comma version. At least one recent law journal article refers to a four-comma version.

Interesting article about the second amendment and a current court case which is based on interpretation of the commas in the second amendment. Hoover will appreciate the senselessness of it all.