Originally Posted by jreg81

Great example. And in those "Arab Spring" uprisings, which were backed by the Obama admin, the civilian forces rising up against their oppressive governments held exactly the same type of "assault weapons" Obama is so hell-bent on taking from the hands of law-biding Americans.

Ironic, isn't it?

They're not for mere hunting and sporting; they never were. Neither is the 2nd amendment. If you didn't hunt back then in the 1700's, you didn't EAT. Our forefathers were very very specific and intelligent about their reasoning behind the 2nd amendment.