[Tublecane]

The 2nd amendment is about self defense, fundamentally. The right to protect yourself from tyrannous government derives from self defense.

[Political Junkie Too]

The 2nd amendment is about self defense, fundamentally. The right to protect yourself from tyrannous government derives from self defense.

I'll take it one step further and say that the 2nd amendment supports what Jefferson wrote in the Declaration. It supports the inalienable right to Life (self-defense), and the inalienable right to Liberty (protection from tyranny). Without those two, there can be no inalienable right to pursue Happiness.

Remember that the Preamble to the Constitution says that We the People established the Constitution to secure the "Blessings of Liberty" for ourselves and our Posterity. The capitalized Liberty refers to the inalienable right to Liberty from the Declaration, and the capitalized Blessings refers to the rights as being endowed by the Creator, which is what makes them inalienable.

-PJ

[DBeers]

The right to protect yourself from tyrannous government derives from self defense.

What about the offensive use of weapons used in an effort to overthrow a tyrannical government? Protecting ones life is but one reason for the 2nd -it is not the only inalienable right.