A relic of a time when we just a newborn country

No. Not at all. The Second Amendment shows that the Founders knew exactly what they were doing. It is the one safeguard that keeps would be tyrants at bay. And if a tyrant were to attempt to take away the other rights we have, the Founders gave us the mechanism to restore our liberties.

Accidental history lesson.

There is an easy fix for you; go back to England.

Agreed!

Considering what Australia did to its citizens during COVID it was not a mistake and it remains a vital necessity inside the United States. An unarmed population is a population of serfs existing at the whim of their government.