这种局势的危害就是开国先贤采取第二修正案的原因。 第二修正案意味着把维持国内治安的责任局限在民兵身上：即国民警卫队和和民警，而民兵是向民众负责的。
“The danger of that situation is why the Founders adopted the Second Amendment, which is meant to restrict domestic policing to militia – the National Guard and civilian police – that are answerable to the people.