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"The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, AS A LAST RESORT (emphasis mine), to protect themselves against tyranny in government"-Thomas Jefferson

I also suggest you read the Federalist Papers and what Madison had to say about weapons and rights. I resent you calling our Founding Fathers nut cases.

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"The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, AS A LAST RESORT (emphasis mine), to protect themselves against tyranny in government"-Thomas Jefferson

It appears this is incorrectly attributed to Jefferson. See here.