Mac i think you are preaching to the choir.
And I also think as a blanket statement all politicians try to take care of themselves and get reelected. Yeah there are exceptions, but overall.
What the founders thought, wrote or meant does not come into that.
What screws us is that the founders also believed in state(local) rule. Well I suppose it does not screw us. But for argument local rule allows for state interpretation of carrying guns. The locals don't want us carrying. Quik does nothing to advance that cause.
Even though what he does is legal it ain't helping nothing. And may well set precedent for hurting us.
What the founders meant means nothing, what they said and how it is interpreted by SCOTUS is what matters.