The 2nd amendment puts the power to govern, ultimately, in the hands of the people. It is the ultimate check and balance in the American Republic. It is the remedy the founders gave us for corruption, tyranny, invasion, and usurpation.

CORRECTIONS: This is my first video, and I don't know how to edit it. I meant to say Continental Congress instead of Constitutional Convention, and I meant to say Declaration of Independence instead of Constitution.

Here are the quotes from Richard Henry Lee:

"Militias, when properly formed, are in fact the people themselves and include all men capable of bearing arms. [...] To preserve liberty it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them." - Richard Henry Lee