The founders believed our rights came from our "creator". Essentially they are inherent and you're born with them. Some folks speak of them as "natural rights" and we are not granted them by some legal authority. One of these is self-preservation. Nature isn't here to nurture us. Nature provides us with many opportunities to die. We must fight for our survival. Our founders knew that the best way we could preserve our lives and those of our loved ones was through the use of arms.

Somewhere along the way, some folks decided to ignore or change what "shall not be infringed" means, and here we are. Fighting for our freedom, way of life, and our survival.