Our forefathers considered the second amendment to be pivotal in barring domestic and foreign tyranny from infiltrating the nation, and subsequently the states and citizens. William Blackstone’s commentaries on the Laws of England deemed this right to be “the true palladium of liberty.”

From a contemporary standpoint, the importance of the second amendment has in no way diminished. The Supreme Court has considered one’s right to house and bear arms an individual right. The second amendment provides freedom for Americans to not only hunt, but safeguard their families and themselves from crimes. They also have the right to oppose tyrannical uprisings.

Bob Barr once said that “[he] opposed any law requiring registration of, or restricting the ownership, manufacture, or transfer or sale of firearms or ammunition to law-abiding citizens”. Although the ruling in District of Columbia vs. Heller passed by a narrow margin, it should be backed by the Justice Department. However, during the Bush and Clinton presidencies, the ruling was substantially undercut.