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>The exact same behavior that the 2nd amendment proponents literally said that's why they own guns. This is about personal liberty. When the secret police com
by itsoktocry 6y ago
>The exact same behavior that the 2nd amendment proponents literally said that's why they own guns.
This is about personal liberty.
When the secret police come for them, they will defend themselves with their guns. That's why they (claim to) own guns. Nobody buys guns to defend their right to own guns; they buy them to defend their own person and property.
The fact that someone else fights to take away their guns and then doesn't have guns themselves to defend against government overreach, well...how is that their problem?
- jorblumesea 6y ago> This is about personal liberty. That is only one aspect or part of the 2nd amendment proponents debate. There were many, many people who literally made the argument that the 2nd amendment exists to keep government in check. This is a very common trope or line of reasoning. The libertarian crowd emphasized the personal liberty part more but the "government tyranny" argument was a huge part of the debate and discussion. So yeah, I call bullshit on this.
- pandaman 6y agoI think you misinterpreted the debate because I've never seen anybody sane advocating that armed citizenry should have been some kind of "super-police" that polices the government. "The check against tyranny" argument means that the armed people can put up resistance so a government that does not rule by consent of the governed may not last long.