“政府的正當權力來自於被統治者的認可；當任何 政府形式危及這些目標時，人民就有權予以改變或廢除並基於最有可能給他們帶來安全與幸福的原則和權 力分配形式建立新政府。。。。”
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that they are among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among them, deriving their just power from the consent of the governed. That whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness.
因為美國政府給與人民有推翻它的權利，所以美國人民要有擁槍權。
