Eh.....
The second amendment is out dated... When it was originally ratified most males had an arm, and were part of the military, that's how it was.
Now adays there is no need to have a gun, not with a police force... IMO
Since we now have fire departments we no longer need to keep fire extinguishers in our homes either ,Right?
1) I keep a fire extinguisher in my home so that I can:
a) Get out if I need to be able to fight my way to a safe exit
b) Prevent a fire in my kitchen from going out of control
c) Prevent a worse fire in my basement workshop
d) SHTF and I need to put a fire out (Why? Because the fire department does not camp out at my home.)
2) I have multiple assorted firearms in my home so that I can:
a) Protect my family
b) Protect my family (Why? I do not have a 24x7x365 Police detail following me)
c) SHTF scenario, and I have to protect my family
The Golden Rule about Police: They are not obligated to protect you!
Citizens in various states have been unable to successfully sue over the following situations:
-When 911 systems have been shut down for maintenance
-When a known stalker kills someone
-When the police pull over but don’t arrest a drunk driver who runs over someone later that night
-When authorities know in advance of a plan to commit murder but do nothing to stop it
-When parole boards free violent psychotics, including child rapist-murderers
-When felons escape from prison and kill someone
-When houses burn down because the fire department didn’t respond promptly
-When children are beaten to death in foster homes
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Rock_v._Gonzales
Castle Rock v. Gonzales, 545 U.S. 748 (2005), was a case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States, in which the court ruled, 7-2, that a town and its police department could not be sued under 42 U.S.C. §1983 for failing to enforce a restraining order, which had led to the murder of a woman's three children by her estranged husband.
So, you hope for the best and plan for the worst. You and you alone are the steward of your life, and don't let anyone tell you differently. If and when a crisis, should ever befall me, God forbid, I hope I can say that I was able to do everything I could to prevent harm to my family.
People just do not get it: The Second Amendment is the reason our country was founded. Do you think freedom of speech alone got us where we are today? Without firearms, we would be nothing.
IMHO, the Second Amendment should have been the First Amendment.