A militia man typically owns his own implements. So I would say yes, private ownership is implied in the second amendment.
The militias at the time of the revolution weren't state militias. They were a bunch of townsfolk who used their hunting rifles for self-defense. They elected their leaders. They were outlawed by the British.
That, and I'm not stupid enough to try to disarm gun owners. They're pretty much all good people.
Anyway, with this government I suspect we'll be needing militias pretty soon ;-)
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