Originally posted by Tedob1
2nd Amendment 2001:

IMHO

The second amendment to the Constitution of the United States was meant to allow its citizens a means to rise up, in the event a corrupt government ever came into power. It gave us the right to bear arms and form groups to defend ourselves.
The above reply is one of the best I have ever read...

This reminds me of a quote by Thomas Jefferson-


"The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government."