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I find it fascinating that many of the most staunch proponents of the 2nd Amendment are from nations that have seen what happens when the people have no way to fend off a tyrannical government.
People continue to believe our all knowing,all powerfull central government is somehow different then the rest...there is enough evidence to prove it isn't.
People continue to believe our all knowing,all powerfull central government is somehow different then the rest...there is enough evidence to prove it isn't.
Apparently the gun rights are working! People have been able to kill public defenders, police, and our presidents!
"I know of no civilized country, indeed, in which liberty is less esteemed than it is in the United States today; certainly there is none in which more persistent efforts are made to limit it and put it down."
-- H. L. Mencken
He's right. We take our freedom for granted, and there are people who work tirelessly to strip it from themselves, in the name of public safety.
"Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
-- Benjamin Franklin
People just don't understand that the freedom they enjoy comes at a cost. Nobody want to see bad things happen to good people, but in a free society, bad people will do bad things.
It's completely impossible to eradicate evil. I would rather live with the evil deeds of a few individuals than the evil of living under an oppressive government.
I find it fascinating that many of the most staunch proponents of the 2nd Amendment are from nations that have seen what happens when the people have no way to fend off a tyrannical government.
Freedom isn't guns. Freedom is freedom, including the freedom from the threat posed by idiots and sickos with guns.
Just heard about this one today, although it's a couple months old. A junior high school basketball coach protected himself and two female students - on campus - against two armed thugs.
Freedom isn't guns. Freedom is freedom, including the freedom from the threat posed by idiots and sickos with guns.
Is being denied the possession of an inanimate object used to protect ones self,your idea of freedom?
Or should the state have a monopoly on guaranteeing personal safety?
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