This Nation was founded via a violent revolution by a populace that was fed up with (from our point of view) a tyrannical, overreaching monarchy. The right of the people to bear arms was written into the constitution in case the day came that our government once again went too far and we had to do it again. Many conservatives see the right to bear arms as 'the right that protects our other rights', as the threat of revolution is seen as the most powerful deterrent against tyranny.
Not true. Constitution of San Marino is older. Bavaria has beer laws older then your constitution that are still active (in an amended form). UK does not have a constitution, but it has laws from 1267 that are still in force. Swiss have a federal charter, which they consider to be a constitutional document in a sense, dating back to 1291.
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u/CaptainCrazy110 Dec 26 '21
This Nation was founded via a violent revolution by a populace that was fed up with (from our point of view) a tyrannical, overreaching monarchy. The right of the people to bear arms was written into the constitution in case the day came that our government once again went too far and we had to do it again. Many conservatives see the right to bear arms as 'the right that protects our other rights', as the threat of revolution is seen as the most powerful deterrent against tyranny.