if someone wants to overthrow their governemnt, have a revolution..it hardly seems necessary for the governemtn they plan to overthrow to have wirtten into law the right to bear arms. obviously, if people are unhappy with their government to the point of fighting back, 'respecting the law' really isn't the point now is it?
also, one has to consider just how many are unhappy, support such revolution....and thus whether 'the right to bear arms' is written in the constitution or not won't matter in reality if people disagree with the cause.
bottomline, if there is a will there is a way....and that one clause, imho anyone, serves no true purpose for our own safety from our government...and yea, i'd far prefer not to have guns around full stop.
Forget about protecting yourself from the government/military.
A more realistic scenario would be something like Hurricane Katrina, where there is mass chaos and you may be required to defend your home and protect your family.
You could have a firearm to protect yourself or you could wait 3 days for the national guard to get there.
Actually, this statement isn't entirely accurate. You can make an argument that the Brits "invaded" the U.S. during the War of 1812.
thats not true... the Americans declared war on Britain on June 18, 1812...
oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
Well, if you consider that the media doesn't show the large crowds of people who peacefully protest in Washington, I think there's already some fear of large groups. Can you imagine if 100,000 people showed up with weapons?
I think you're right though, I don't think the citizens are being taken into consideration much these days because as far as our rights are concerned, they are crossing line after line.
I can imagine that if 100,000 people showed up with weapons there would be a massacre and it would probably be the darkest day in American history. Maybe a point would be made, but it probably would be lost in all the bloodshed. The power of voice will always be stronger, the focus needs to be on changing the media, not threatening with violence and guns. People with guns will only be written off as lunatics.
I can imagine that if 100,000 people showed up with weapons there would be a massacre and it would probably be the darkest day in American history. Maybe a point would be made, but it probably would be lost in all the bloodshed. The power of voice will always be stronger, the focus needs to be on changing the media, not threatening with violence and guns. People with guns will only be written off as lunatics.
I'm not suggesting that this would be a good idea, I was just thinking it'd be hard to ignore.
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Actually, this statement isn't entirely accurate. You can make an argument that the Brits "invaded" the U.S. during the War of 1812.
also, one has to consider just how many are unhappy, support such revolution....and thus whether 'the right to bear arms' is written in the constitution or not won't matter in reality if people disagree with the cause.
bottomline, if there is a will there is a way....and that one clause, imho anyone, serves no true purpose for our own safety from our government...and yea, i'd far prefer not to have guns around full stop.
Let's just breathe...
I am myself like you somehow
A more realistic scenario would be something like Hurricane Katrina, where there is mass chaos and you may be required to defend your home and protect your family.
You could have a firearm to protect yourself or you could wait 3 days for the national guard to get there.
thats not true... the Americans declared war on Britain on June 18, 1812...
I can imagine that if 100,000 people showed up with weapons there would be a massacre and it would probably be the darkest day in American history. Maybe a point would be made, but it probably would be lost in all the bloodshed. The power of voice will always be stronger, the focus needs to be on changing the media, not threatening with violence and guns. People with guns will only be written off as lunatics.
I'm not suggesting that this would be a good idea, I was just thinking it'd be hard to ignore.