Uncensored2008
Libertarian Radical
The Constitution makes NO reference to self defense.
Article 1 Section 8 however says the following
To make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces;
"To provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the union, suppress insurrections and repel invasions;
To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the militia, and for governing such part of them as may be employed in the service of the United States, reserving to the states respectively, the appointment of the officers, and the authority of training the militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress;"
The militia was twice used to put down such insurrections in those early years (Shay's Rebellion and the Whiskey Rebellion)
By te way...that's the Constitutional description of a "Well Regulated Militia" and it's not a bunch of fat slobs sitting around the barber shop cursing the government
So the militia should have put you animals down at Chaz/Chop - the only insurrection in the last 50 years.
Shay's rebellion occurred prior to the formation of the United States through the ratification of the Constitution - hence your point is moot.
In the Whiskey Rebellion, there was never a confrontation - again your talking point is moot.