These were James Madison's, George Washington's, and Thomas Jefferson's thoughts too...
"The ultimate authority resides in the people alone."
- James Madison
"A free people ought not only to be armed and disciplined, but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them, which would include their own government."
- George Washington
"The strongest reason for people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government."
- Thomas Jefferson