What motive did the Founding Fathers have for adding the right to bear arms into the Constitution?

To drive up the cost of weapons and ammunition

To ensure that the government would have a strong national military

To make sure people could defend themselves against the government

To try to get the delegates from the Southern states to ratify the Constitution

Question

What motive did the Founding Fathers have for adding the right to bear arms into the Constitution? 

 To drive up the cost of weapons and ammunition 

 To ensure that the government would have a strong national military 

 To make sure people could defend themselves against the government 

 To try to get the delegates from the Southern states to ratify the Constitution

anonymous · Answer

to make sure people could defend themselves against the government