What motive did the Founding Fathers have for adding the right to bear arms into the Constitution? (5 points)

Question

a
To drive up the cost of weapons and ammunition

b
To ensure that the government would have a strong national military

c
To make sure people could defend themselves against the government

d
To try to get the delegates from the Southern states to ratify the Constitution

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

c To make sure people could defend themselves against the government

The Founding Fathers included the right to bear arms in the Second Amendment primarily as a means to ensure that citizens could protect themselves from potential tyranny by the government, as well as to provide for their own defense.