Americans, don't let them take your guns.

[Some_Random_Guy]

Originally Posted by Finn_Jarber

OK, Russia, a nation armed to teeth, used the guns to push the nation into civil war, a revolution and then to communism. These commie papers always write articles with hidden meanings.

Russian civilians really aren't armed to the teeth, it's just that those that have guns, typically use them in violence.

[Finn_Jarber]

Originally Posted by Some_Random_Guy

Russian civilians really aren't armed to the teeth, it's just that those that have guns, typically use them in violence.

The article was talking about the days when they were armed to teeth. They used the guns to launch and execute the communist revolution almost 100 years ago.

[43north87west]

For those of us fighting for our traditional rights, the US 2nd Amendment is a rare light in an ever darkening room. Governments will use the excuse of trying to protect the people from maniacs and crime, but are in reality, it is the bureaucrats protecting their power and position.

This op/ed was a good read; I read it a while ago. I would trust this Russian's perspective on history, more than I'd trust that of most Americans. Russians see things from a much more cynical perspective, as a byproduct of that history. Their cynicism is well founded. Unfortunately, Americans, especially young ones, are woefully ignorant of world history, probably because anyone who grew up in this country in the last 150 years, was protected from the worst of it.

The 2nd Amendment is a rare light in an ever darkening room.

[RebelYell14]

Originally Posted by cuebald

I always smell desperation when a conservative starts quoting Pravda...

Not a conservative genius.