evidence: To secure peace, security, and happiness, the rifle and pistol are equally indispensable. They deserve a place of honor with all that is good." Thomas Jefferson put it well when he observed: "The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government." [...] No, elimination of the Second Amendment and firearms will lead to more crime and more government assuming what the Constitution never intended: A move from individual independence and responsibility to a totalitarian government.