There are only two absolutes in life – birth and death. In between, there is ONLY survival. Do you believe your ultimate survival is based upon any one other than YOURSELF? Do you believe your survival can only be “enabled” by your government? The ability to defend your right to live (survive) – comprised of two components:

1. The ability to know the hazards that may stop you from living, and;

2. The ultimate ability to protect yourself from those hazards.

Ultimate means final – which is why all governments understand that they must have the most powerful WEAPONS to ensure their continuity (survival). They also understand that information about possible threats is equally critical in determining what weapons are necessary.

Ultimately, your ability to defend your very existence (survival) is based on the same process. We look at past human events (history), the present (what is, and what is not), and the logical future (that the past and present information provides us), and easily see that some situations require negotiations, others require running away (when you are overwhelmed), and there are those times that weapons are the most RELEVANT and MOST EFFECTIVE means of survival against personal threats of one’s survival.

At each and every moment throughout history that an individual was barred or otherwise prohibited from the knowledge, rights, and ability to ultimately protect themselves, they became enslaved by those creating such prohibitions.

3. Some Originating Reasons IN THE UNITED STATES why we have a Second Amendment.

Governor John Hancock presented the proposal for recommendatory amendments during the February 1788 Massachusetts Ratification Convention to break a deadlock and secure approval.

Stated Reason for the Amendments

• Remove Fears: Proponents stated that adding explicit amendments would “remove the fears and quiet the apprehensions of many of the good people”.
• Guard Against Abuse: The changes were intended to “more effectually guard against an undue administration” or tyranny by the new federal government.
• Protect Individual Liberties: Critics argued the original text lacked a proper bill of rights to safeguard personal freedoms from federal overreach.

The Compromise Context

• The Massachusetts Model: Rather than making amendments an absolute precondition that delayed the government’s formation, Hancock proposed ratifying the Constitution while simultaneously recommending distinct amendments for the first federal Congress to adopt.
• Political Backing: Influential Anti-Federalist Samuel Adams backed John Hancock’s conciliatory proposition, reassuring skeptics that their civil liberties would be protected.
• Broader Impact: This compromise blueprint was subsequently adopted by other states like New York and Virginia, paving the way for James Madison to introduce the Bill of Rights in the First Congress.