Click here for text of Article IV, Section 4. The most important reason why people form a government is for safety and protection. First and foremost, that ship must be steered safely as it travels to its destination. Violence is not limited to war or terrorism. It comes in many forms.
Violence is any harm done to someone or to a group of people.
It can be caused by biological weapons, nuclear contamination, or chemical pollution. Violence can come in the form of a bullet or a rifle butt to the head. . . The framers wrote the Constitution knowing that America would be very different in the future. They used language that was basic and universal, so it would make sense in centuries to come. Because they understood human nature and knew we would be our own worst enemy, they made sure that the Constitution provided a legal way for us to protect ourselves, even from self-inflicted harms.