dubmeup wrote:
StarsChildren wrote:
*shrugs* possibly they can basically do what they want. But they still try to get public backing for it before they do it. And why do you think that is?
Because 1, they are pretty sure our own soldiers wont open fire on citizens en mass and 2, they know the number of NRA members and private people owning guns out number them. Bomb their own country they might do, and probably have before, but unless it's a nuke and they take out the entire country in one go, there are still a lot of people they have to deal with.
So do you think that in the absence of those two restrictions, the US gov would round you all up?
Possibly. Anyone who did not conform, anyone who rebelled against the system would then be fair/fare (fuck it) game. The risks of not being able to defend ourselves and trust our military to "protect against both foreign and
domestic threats" is enough to convince me we need to keep our rights. (hope that made sense)
And, I like knowing that I can be as well armed as the criminal... even though I don't own a gun right now, did in the past and plan to in the future, knowing I have the right to defend myself, my family and my home by whatever means necessary is something I will cling to. If there comes a day that it is illegal, I will still own when I can get my hands on one because a ban does not mean everyone will follow the law. Laws get broke everyday, a ban on guns only takes them away from law abiding citizens and puts them at risk.