The Bill of Rights is not a quaint relic of the 1700’s

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To be clear, the Bill of Rights is about protecting ourselves FROM our government, not about the rights of the government. When you read Federalist 45 is there is any doubt about the Founders intent and fear of and desire to limit a strong federal power?  That the right to keep and bear arms is the SECOND amendment listed tell us the Founders understood its importance.

Remember, “We the People” empower our government to govern us, it is decidedly not the other way around. The Constitution was written by a Virginian who had a healthy regard for the new nation’s government, understanding its necessity, while also fearing it and its ever-growing encroachment on the lives of the citizenry and having a strong desire to limit its power.

In the context of the Bill of Rights being created to protect the citizenry from tyranny, and there is no other context for it to be considered, it is logical that citizens can have access to the same kind of things to which government has access. This only makes sense.