🚀 go-pugleaf

There's another angle on this.  The military has guns.  If the
government attemps a coup, and the people have no guns, how do they
fight back?  They can't.

The Constitution is after all only paper without someone to enforce it,
and the people who could be counted on for that are the people whose
rights it protects, the general public. 

True, since the 2nd Amendment was passed new weapons technologies have
developed, and every citizen can't own a stealth bomber, tank, and
nuclear weapon.  But we should at least give the people a chance...


Graham-Jafri Salvador wrote:
> 
> I'd just like to add that I don't get this thing with guns. Americans say
> it's to protect themselves and their families, but really, is it that
> dangerous not to possess a gun? Basically, the bad guys are the ones you
> have to worry about, right? And usually, the bad guys are probably some
> sort of criminals, right? Hmmm... okay.. what beats me is this.. neither
> me or my friends have actually seen a hardcore criminal.. actually, my
> home has even been robbed once, but did I see the criminal? No.
> 
> What I'm trying to say is that carrying guns just because you're afraid
> of criminals is like buying a box of rats because you fear elephants will
> come down and demolish your home. That's how I feel the situation in
> Norway is, anyway. Is it really that different in the States? Are
> criminals and bad guys that common?
> --
> Graham-Jafri Salvador
> A cat won't die unless I kill it!

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