(May 15, 2019 at 8:37 am)CDF47 Wrote: The founding fathers made it a right to bear arms that shall not be infringed to prevent tyrannical governments from taking power primarily. Also, guns are to protect against potential invaders. They also serve to deter and defend against thugs and criminals that would get guns regardless of the laws. If the totalitarians in this country ever really went for the guns, I expect there might be a war in this country.
There are active duty and former military, law enforcement, and firefighters that belong to the Oath Keepers. They will not disarm their fellow citizens and I believe they will defend against it. Anyone can join but it is mainly targeted at military, law enforcement, and fire fighters. There are many organizations like this. I do not support what they do sometimes but often what they are saying is true for the most part. I am not sure about their "security missions" they run and some other things but what they say appears correct to me.
No, the right to bear arms was not written so anyone could play Dirty Harry. "Well regulated militia" is in that same amendment. And we don't simply have muskets anymore. By your logic the tax payers should have stood up to Washington with his putting down the "Whiskey Rebellion" .
And regulations are not bans in any case. We have regulations for all other products. And since there is no political party or religious oath required to own one, that means liberals can own them to. And since they vote too, that means one industry and one lobby do not get to dictate to the rest of us. Laws are not done by dictation, and laws also have to change with changing technology.
I am sorry the industry sold you lies. I am sorry their profit lobbies NRA and NSSF sold you bullshit fear, but we are not fascists for saying we have an epidemic. If adding more firearms to the public was working and made us safe, we would not see the amount of firearm violence we are.
This isn't about rights. This is about the fear marketing by one industry and its fear peddling lobbies it uses to protect industry profit margins.
