protect myself. god gave me life. he gave me the right to protect my life. and it is being taken away by the government as we speak, sir. >> do you believe that everyone in washington, d.c. right now would be better off carrying a firearm, everyone in the city of washington would be better off carrying a gun? >> they would be better off with a choice. >> and if they exercised the choice, would that be okay with you? if you were surrounded by a million people in washington all armed like yourself, would that bother you? >> no, not really. i'm from michigan. i do it quite often. i live with that. >> you won't tell me -- you're an expert on second amendment but you won't tell me in any degree what it protects. does it protect your right to arm yourself to what degree? just tell me? >> let me relieve your curiosity. >> i want skip to answer the question. he doesn't need your help, larry. he doesn't need your help. larry, he doesn't need your help. >> you can look at the militia act of 1792. they made it very clear that the