Their swords and every other terrible implement of the soldier, are the birthright of an American . . . . The unlimited power of the sword is not in the hands of either the federal or state governments, but, where I trust in God it will ever remain, in the hands of the people. Horrid mischief would ensue were the law-abiding deprived of the use of them. It is to prevent the establishment of a standing army, the bane of liberty. . . Thomas Jefferson, President of the united states of America.
Firearms stand next in importance to the Constitution itself.
THE LAW, by Frederic Bastiat. The people never give up their liberties except under some dilution. Edmund Burke 1784 Speech. It involves the idea of restoration to one who possesses a more fundamental right or interest. The best example of redemption in the Old Testament was the deliverance of the children of Israel from bondage, from the dominion of the alien power in Egypt.