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Ben Carson’s insane gun control arg. points Americans towards armed insurrection
- AnimalMuppet 11y agoFTA: "To follow Carson’s logic to its extreme when it comes to the US, however, is perhaps more troubling then indulging his dabbles in historical fiction. Since the end of the American Revolution, the US has been a nation governed by rule of law, not by tyrants or dictators. Presidents leave office after one term or two, not by the barrel of a gun or the hands of an angry mob. They sit next to their successor as he assumes power, on the steps of the Capitol building." True, but go further back. In the Revolutionary War, arms in private hands, organized as militias, were a major part of overthrowing the existing government. The people who did that wrote the Second Amendment. They did not have hunting in mind, or defending your home against intruders. They hand in mind that the people should have enough arms to form a fighting force to powerful enough to at least help in taking down a foreign invader (or the government in power).
- veddox 11y agoQuote from the HN guidelines: "Off-Topic: Most stories about politics, or crime, or sports, unless they're evidence of some interesting new phenomenon. Videos of pratfalls or disasters, or cute animal pictures. If they'd cover it on TV news, it's probably off-topic." Much as I would love to discuss Mr. Carson and his view on guns and history, I don't think HN is the right place to do so. Sorry :-(
- amyjess 11y agoThe inflammatory title doesn't help, either.
- pavornyoh 11y agoI agree with @Veddox. Another forum I am on practically locks thread that pertains to politics right after creation. They have it clearly in the TOS. Politics in general can turn into a heated debate and bring the worse in people IMO.