[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Scornfire

In the context of the 1700s absolutely

300+ years later and the thought of any regular citizens holding up against a military force intending to subjugate them is ####ing hilarious

Originally Posted by GirlySports

Why are you laughing?

The Founding Fathers felt that citizens should be able to protect themselves against the government and any other threat to their wellbeing or personal freedom. The Second Amendment granted citizens that right giving them the ability to defend themselves and their property.

Remember this was in 1791 when the republic was still fragile, people had the right to defend their land. As an extreme example, if a president decided to be a dictator decided to go all Pol Pot and spring his army against a city, the people of that city have the right to form a militia with arms and fight back.

Scornfire nails it.

In 1791 the majority of people knew weapons handling and living hard.

Today.....well the concept is laughable.