evidence: The strongest reason for people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government. -Thomas JeffersonFirearms stand next in importance to the Constitution itself. The church, the plow, the prairie wagon, and citizen's firearms are indelibly related. From the hour the Pilgrims landed, to the present day, events, occurrences, and tendencies prove that to insure peace, security and happiness, the rifle and the pistol are equally indispensable. -George Washington I suggest this line of thinking when preparing your armamentarium of 2A defenses: If a quote sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Take for example both of the quotes above, neither of which can be definitively attributed to their supposed speakers.