2nd amendment

People from other countries and even American citizens; especially indoctrinated Democrats often are confused why regular Americans have guns. In so many countries, only the "authorities" are allowed to have guns. Only the military and maybe the police. It seems illogical and even crazy to these people that a citizen would have a gun. Okay, okay; some of these people will argue that maybe a person can have a gun for hunting but that should be restricted to hunting clubs where the guns are controlled and regulated to the club and not allowed in individual homes.

Further, the arguments against owning guns is that we no longer live like they did at America's founding. We're not running around in the wilderness. People don't need an AR-15 to hunt rabbits. There is no reason to have anything more powerful than a shotgun (Joe Biden's argument).

The three main rights of every American are:

1. Life
2. Liberty
3. Pursuit of Happiness

These rights are declared in the American Declaration of Independence. But they are not merely fanciful catchphrases of a bygone era. The original phrasing actually was "the preservation of life". Innate in preserving one's life is the protecting of self. All the other rights of a person mean nothing if they are dead. So, if they waive or defer to someone else the right and responsibility of protecting their life, they have in essence forfeited all their other rights. By this, I do not infer that a person should never rely on the protection of the police or military but that ultimate responsibility for preserving one's life, liberty and happiness lies with the individual.