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"well regulated" in this context means properly educated and trained, not regulated by laws.
I can agree with some of your other points but especially the range time and training requirements price out a lot of poor people which often are minorities with a higher need for personal security. If you consider owning firearms a right this would be a clear infringement in my view.
It means properly educated and trained, and also the weapons were stored in armories, not at home, and organized into regiments and ready to be called up for active duty. Essentially, what the national guard is, with less organization between groups.
I did not mean regulated by laws. I meant that home gun ownership without any training or organization is not part of a well regulated militia, so it is not protected by the second amendment. Random people just owning guns at home is not "well regulated" by any definition.