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I fall somewhere very near this by catripledomer

I will say that for point number one, "arms" were critical for the citizenry to defend the country and themselves. While at the time they were muzzle loaders, swords, and daggers, if we are to be able to form a militia to overthrow oppressors (internal or external), then those arms are surely insufficient. DO NOT take this as making a case for people owning automatic weapons. Instead, this is just an observation on the original intent extended to modern times.

As to point number 5, I think it is feasible to hold thoughts of reducing the IRS and balancing the budget concurrently. The answer isn't in better enforcement of the existing, Byzantine tax code, but instead in an overhaul of the tax code dramatically reduce complexity and to not attempt to pick winners and losers ("progressive taxation").