Let's go back to the thought experiment. If you remove the 2nd amendment, would it still be a right?
Obviously not.
Incorrect, unless you think a piece of paper has the power to grant rights.
The Constitution doesn't give you rights (it explicitly states that 'our Creator' gave them to us by virtue of being born). It establishes a framework for a limited government, who's sole job is to protect our ability to freely exercise those rights.
The constitution says nothing about "our creator" that's the declaration of independence and has no legal bearing.
The amendments don't grant rights, they limit government power. You're correct that it does not give the right but merely says the government can't limit a right. If the 2nd amendment was removed however congress would be free to limit that right to whatever extent they feel. It would no longer be a right.
And that's why the Second Amendment exists - they knew that people would become so stupid as to think that the paper gives them rights. ---
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