Neon...
the 2nd amendment is essential because history tends to repeat itself.
what are the free men of the world to do when their government becomes so oppressive that they must - yet again - fight for independence from the state?
sharp sticks?
harsh language?
Swiss army knives?
I know it sounds like some conspiracy theory nut job pipe dream... and i know a lot of people look at it that way, but despite opinions, governments do go into tyrant mode sometimes... and it can happen to any government, anywhere, any time.
do i think the federal government will become a tyranny in the way NAZI Germany did not so long ago? probably not any time soon... if ever.
is it possible that the federal government in the united states could go into tyrant mode?
hell yes it is. and it is more so likely these days than at probably any point in our history as a nation. Under Bush and Barry we have given up more liberties and freedoms than ever before. and the very groups that go out of their way to convince everyone that we dont need guns because the state can take care of everything are the same people likely to send us into a totalitarian regime status.
the United States as a nation was born into a distrust of authority. I think with many people, that mentality is still in the public psyche to some extent.
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