"I hold it, that a little rebellion, now and then, is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical."
Thomas Jefferson in a letter to James Madison (30 January 1787)
Do not interpret that as a blessing for the immediate distribution of weaponry to a populace that can't manage to hold reasonable discourse on any subject without obscuring the issue with irrelevant considerations. Unless, of course, you truly believe that only people who are male, straight, and in a heterosexual marriage have rights? That statement, in and of itself, shows a marked lack of respect, sir, given that a number of participants in this discussion are female. Not all of us are Christian, either.