History of the 2nd Amendment

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.

The 2nd Amendment has become subject to a great amount of debates in America for the past few decades. Some consider it a tragedy that it exists while other would consider it one of out greatest blessings in America. The purpose to 2nd Amendment has been shrouded in mystery by both of the major political parties in America. Many on the left say that it's only for hunting while many on the right say its to protect this country from tyranny. In order to understand who's correct, we must go back to the ratification of the Bill of Rights and find out what the founders truly set it up for.

Lets take a time skip back to 1791; the ratification of the Bill of Rights was finally completed. The ink had hardly dried on the parchment before a political movement demanded that gun ownership was a birth right that shall not be infringed upon. A select committee was assembled to decide if the articles proposed by James Madison were adequate for the constitution of the United States of America. After many hours of intense discussion, the committee finally agreed on the language used in the Bill of Rights.

The founders understood that without the right to bear arms, the others rights were worthless. The 2nd Amendment preserves and guarantees our rights and not just grants them. There's no evidence from our founders that the 2nd Amendment was solely intended for the military. If anything, the evidence showed that the founders wanted 'the people' to be heavily armed.

Here are a few good quotes by the founders:
George Washington- If we desire a true peace, it must be known that we are at all times ready for war.
Thomas Jefferson(during the draft of the constitution)- No freeman shall ever be debarred the use of guns.

• Before continuing, I want to mention that Mao, Hitler, and Stalin took the guns and then killed a grand total of 140 million people. No matter what our founders had in mind; after seeing 140 million people get killed by a tyrannical government, it makes you wonder why people want to hand their guns away so easily. 

The 2nd Amendment was considered a 'right' and not a 'privilege'; something else worth mentioning is that the 2nd Amendment gave no restriction on guns at all, it did not say you couldn't carry one wherever you went nor did it say what kind of caliber you could have. After all, back in the 1700s, people would walk around with their muskets wherever they went to protect themselves. The people would also use them to hunt for their dinner and keep the government officials in line.

The language used in the 2nd Amendment prohibits the federal government from infringing on the rights of the people; by pure common sense, it is possible to conclude that the 2nd Amendment protects all of our other inalienable rights. Lets put two and two together; if we have a inalienable right to protect ourselves wherever we are, would it not be safe to assume that every law abiding American should be able to carry a gun wherever they go? If you look at most of the mass shootings, it is safe to assume that they pick out gun-free zones because the people are not able to defend themselves.

If governments have killed 140 million of their own population, isn't it safe to assume that we must protect ourselves from the government? If protecting ourselves from the government requires ourselves to be armed to the teeth, whats wrong with that? After all, protecting ourselves is a inalienable right that we have. It is safe to assume that the founders wanted the people to bear arms and form militias to protect themselves, hunt for food, and to keep tyranny in check.