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I personally think this part of the second amendment is outdated. The check on violent government overreach are the moral compasses of individual soldiers, pea
by rocqua 9y ago
I personally think this part of the second amendment is outdated.
The check on violent government overreach are the moral compasses of individual soldiers, peaceful protests and a free media.
If we get past all of these things, no "well regulated Militia" is going to stop the U.S. Army. The best chance would be state national guards.
My point here is that fully automatic fire, tanks, artillery and air support make any resistance useless. Perhaps a guerrilla war could be fought, but to someone seeking complete control fighting guerrillas is an annoyance, not an obstacle.
This is mostly because the FDA tightly restricts ownership of 'destructive devices', which are the weapons needed to fight an effective war.
- malvosenior 9y agoJust this week I saw footage of police murdering an unarmed man in Baton Rouge. Had that person actually been armed, maybe he could have defended himself. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2018/03/30/baton-rouge-police-will-fire-officer-who-shot-and-killed-alton-sterling/?utm_term=.2f5f72651b84 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2018/03/3...
- seanmcdirmid 9y agoHad that man been armed, they wouldn’t have even bothered with an investigation after shooting him. Hey, he was armed, waved a gun at a cop, must have been a bad guy. Likewise, given an active shooter at a school and armed teachers, how do police tell the difference between the perpetrator and the armed teachers defending the kids? Ya, they don’t.
- rocqua 9y agoAdding more guns to a situations where police are using guns unjustly is not going to end well.