Firearms rights are an intellectual exercise to me, for the most part. I know they are personal to some, but this is an intellectual forum. In the last five ye

Firearms rights are an intellectual exercise to me, for the most part. I know they are personal to some, but this is an intellectual forum. In the last five years, the pro-gun-rights side of the equation has moved more away from the idea of fighting a tyrannical government to an idea of self defense. Also, I see those two ideas as related. A tyrannical government need not turn the military against disfavored citizens. It need only deny them police protection and turn criminals loose. Ukraine is also interesting and there's probably some lesson there about gun rights, but I'm not well informed on that matter.