That is the complete opposite of the truth. What's the point of saying "well-regulated" in the constitution if it meant nothing? Well-regulated militia meant exactly that, a militia that regularly trained and maintained an armory for their local community. Many large battles were fought over control of armories all over New England, because they were critical to the regulation of the local militias. It was where whey came to attention when called, it was where they dressed in uniform, where they trained with their arms, and where they returned their arms, ammo, and uniform once their duty has been met. This was funded by the local wealthy land-owners and merchants in lieu of them being called into militia-service. When the national army came into service, doubly so when state national guards came into service, this amendment became de-facto nullified because the need for a local militia became irrelevant. Modern arguments to include this as some right to private gun ownership is a sham, and the founding fathers would of dissolved and ratified a new constitution a dozen times over by now.