> There's an entire subculture that believes that individual ownership of firearms is going to enable them to carry out counter-revolutions. I didn't address t

> There's an entire subculture that believes that individual ownership of firearms is going to enable them to carry out counter-revolutions. I didn't address this part in my other post. I spent too much time listing out the things that didn't make sense to get to it :) While I wouldn't phrase my beliefs that way, I'm confident I'm part of the subculture to which you're referring. We (well.. "I") don't have any illusions that a handful of guys with small arms is going to be carrying out a counter-revolution. From a political standpoint, we see the individual right to arms as a means to keep government wary of overstepping too greatly. I think it is a positive thing for lawmakers to be acutely aware that the people they serve have the ability to do violence against them. After all - laws are ultimately enforced through violence and the threat thereof. That said, while I'm personally certainly not going to be trying to overthrow any foreign governments, based on this story I'm better equipped than people who do attempt it.