Those words are some of the first coined by our not yet emergent at the time nation. You notice the force of arms references are missing.
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 among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers 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.
A lot about safety and happiness but nothing regarding firearms.
Perhaps if we time travel to the Articles of Confederation?
I see freedom and friendship but nothing about having the right to accidentally on purpose kill someone with a tool made specifically for death.
Perhaps the Constitution will tell us how important guns are to Americans way of life.
No nothing there either.
As a matter if fact it took thirteen years for firearms to be mentioned as important to the American way of life in the Bill of Rights And it wasn't the first most important thing listed.
So when Joe I'm not a Plummer and friends spout off saying their right to a gun is more important to the people of America than life, liberty, friendship, and cooperation remind them that their firearms rights are essentially an afterthought. And well behind the more serious interests like life and and the press.