Google the writings of Tench Coxe. He offers some really indepth definitions of the militia and the rights/expectations of the militia. As the chief of military procurement in the federal government, he purchased thousands of rifles that were provided to the militia specifically to ensure that the militia had standardized rifles when going to battle.
By definition and expectation of the Founders, the 2nd Amendment protects all arms but, more so than any other arms today, the M4 and other full auto AR style weapons because those are the weapons of today's war.
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