i do support the 2nd amendment, because i think law enforcement cannot protect all the people, in all places, at all times. There will be a breakdown in order due to natual or manmade disaster, & the people should be able to protect themselves & their families from the Lord of the Flies.
but gun rights advocates do themselves no service with obsolete & absurd ideas, such as guns are a defense against government tyranny.
first off, the 2nd amendment was written when there was no national army, a navy with about 20 ships. the machine gun did not exist, semi automatics did not exist. This amendment was a reflection of its time, exactly like the 3rd amendment (which nobody treats like a biblical passage like the 2nd)
second, no individual, or militia group, has a snowballs chance in hell from protecting their "liberty" from the government. A local SWAT squad can easily dispose of any insurrection. & if that fails, there is a state national guard. then there is the US military itself, with its f22s, ac 130 gunships, & i havent even mentioned the special forces, delta force, navy seals. & if all that fails, seal team 6. So stop arguing some jackass with an AR is protecting their "liberty"
the more gun rights advocates use flimsy arguments to defend the right to bear arms, the more i think there should be no right to bear arms.
