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> I have learned that some Americans consider it crucial to arm themselves in case there is a tyrannical government in the future. OK but you realize that some
by mmcgaha 4y ago
> I have learned that some Americans consider it crucial to arm themselves in case there is a tyrannical government in the future.
OK but you realize that some in this case is a small percentage. Most people just want to defend their homes from intruders, defend their property from animals, hunt a few days a year, plink on the weekends, or just don't want to turn in the cherished firearm that was passed down in the family.
- Gatsky 4y agoI really don't know what most people want, but the armed civilian militia reason is espoused by multiple commenters on HN, so I assume it isn't that much of a fringe opinion. None of the reasons you list require automatic or semi-automatic rifles or eg. the arsenal the Las Vegas hotel shooter was carrying. I guess it is possible that the reasons people actually want guns, and the reasons people say they must have guns may be different.