“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
Not much has changed.
Please stop using fake quotes. George Washington said some things supporting the sentiment behind the Second Amendment but unfortunately nothing ever quite so clear and so straightforward
Would this fix it for you? “A free people ought not only to be armed but disciplined; to which end, a uniform and well digested plan is requisite: and their safety and interest require that they should promote such manufactories, as tend to render them independent on others for essential, particularly for military supplies.”