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But as THE cornerstone of American liberty? I just don't get it.
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Personally, I find the First Ammendment to be more of a so-called "cornerstone", but I can see how gun-ownership could also be considered such.
The reason being is that guns (and threat of force) are the only real way for a citizen to ensure and defend the practice of the remainder of his rights. Without a practical way of having this assurance, the citizenry would ultimately be at the mercy of whoever was simply stronger.