Most of the people I meet and interact with are completely ignorant of the contents of the Constitution. Remember, Ignorance is the lack of specific information and can be fixed, but stupid is forever.
The schools have been turning out good taxpayers and not good Americans for generations. For the last several years I have been making it a point in my daily life to gently "interrogate" those I meet up with and leave them questioning their reality and proud owners of a copy of their Constitution. ($.30 a piece at
www.nccs.net)
I do this at work, church, the store, Costco (yep, even there!) and even at a Tea Party rally I visited. People want to know about it but they think it's some sort of doctoral thesis, not a basic contract between Soverign States written for normal people to understand.
Many people in the 2A movement are completely blind to the other aspects of the violations of the Constitution. I've even found that most haven't even studied the 2nd Amendment in context.
"A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."
Is the militia referred to here some nuts in camo pjs running around in Michigan's woods? Nope. Ever study the origin of the term militia? Here's a hint: If you are aged 18 to 45, you're in it already. It's Title 10 of the US Code. Also check your State Constitution as well.
Below is a quick history of the origins of the militia as the Founders knew it. Take an hour and educate yourself.
http://www.saf.org/LawReviews/FieldsAndHardy.html
I think you will find that the assumption was that EVERY MAN HAD A GUN AND KNEW HOW TO USE IT. He was required to for the militia system to work. And it worked. We have surrendered so much ground over the generations to those who would rule a free nation... Things would be different if the people policed themselves.
"It is hardly too strong to say that the Constitution was made to guard the people against the dangers of good intentions. There are men of all ages who mean govern well, but they mean to govern. They promise to be good masters, but they mean to be masters." Daniel Webster