We hear a lot about our Second Amendment rights today, but what
we dont hear is how that amendment came to be. The Revolutionary
War was fought by the militia, which was a group of individuals
from each state formed to protect the states. It was the same
militia that fought the Civil War. When the Constitution and the
amendments were first developed, the developers wanted to be
sure the militia was able to keep their arms, so the Second
Amendment to keep and bear arms was developed and passed. What
people dont realize is the militia of General Washingtons time
has evolved into the National Guard of today.