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In reply to the discussion: The 2nd Amendment was NOT written "to protect us from our gov't," FFS... [View all]Lint Head
(15,064 posts)case the country was attacked because the founding fathers did not see the need for a standing army. They wrote extensively about it. Now that we have a military with rockets, tanks, drones, submarines and nuclear weapons there is no need for people to be called up if we are attacked. That is what the draft is for and was used for during WWI, II and the Vietnam conflict. People who are holding on to advanced weapons just in case the Anti Christ or some alien conqueror takes over the US government is misinformed and needs to bone up on civics and American history. The 2nd Amendment does protect our right to defend ourselves and provide meat for our tables, even thought that is antiquated. But to save our country from some tea bagging, tin foil hatters idea of a take over of the USA is not only a waste of time but a waste of mind. Dead children don't care the caliber of the weapon that murdered them. The NRA and their tea bagging right wing bigoted supporters are the only ones who feel a need for weapons that can kill often and quickly.
I would feel much better defending myself against someone with a knife, hammer, crow bar or axe than a semi automatic gun.