"An armed citizen, is a free citizen" according to the founders of our nation. 2A, the acronym for the Second Amendment, discusses the weaponization of the federal government by Washington bureaucrats as they attempt to confiscate the guns of law abiding citizens. In addition, the victims of heinous criminal acts and the failure of our compromised judicial system to punish the criminal elements of society are detailed fully. The origin of the right to own arms and the ratification of the Second Amendment are presented in a captivating manner. The Second Amendment was given birth on the blood soaked battlefield of Lexington Green where "the shot heard round the world" sounded the clarion call of freedom as the Minutemen engaged the British Regular Army. Thanks to those Americans who shed their blood and sacrificed their lives at Lexington a new nation would arise and the Second Amendment would be written into our Bill of Rights. Additionally, an examination of the Supreme Court cases that have upheld our right "to keep and bear Arms" is included in the discussion. In the words of our Founding Fathers, there is a natural right of the people to self-defense. Remember "it is better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6."