&gt; The 2nd Amendment is there to divide and distribute half the power to the people and half to the government.<p>1) According to whom? I&#x27;ve heard people say that but I know no basis for it.<p>2) Has this ever happened in the history of the United States, where private citizens asserted power over government through violence (and who were not criminals)? Even the Civil War was an insurrection by a government.<p>3) Most importantly, it seems like a terrible idea to have issues decided not by votes and laws, but by violence, killing, and who has bigger guns. It sounds like the opposite of civilization - anarchy and barbarism - and the problem democracy and rule of law are meant to solve.<p>4) The founders, and I believe almost all Americans intend that power should come from votes, and issues should be decided by law, in court.