保证持有和携带武器的权利的美国宪法第二修正案实施于1791年，当时，起义反抗英国君主的公民认为他们需要在被召唤的情况下保护自己，对抗压迫的国家。
The US Constitution’s Second Amendment, which guarantees the right to keep and bear arms, was adopted in 1791, when citizens who had rebelled against the British monarchy thought they needed to protect themselves, if called upon, against an oppressive state.