Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Who's Second Amendment?

       I've listened to the argument that our forefathers inserted the second amendment to the Constitution in order for the citizenry to protect themselves from the government. I reject that argument. Here's why. Let's say, for the sake of argument, that tomorrow morning, the government decides to begin to subjugate the people by force of arms.
       Who exactly do you think will help you resist. Who will help you protect yourself and your family? Your neighbors who are hunters? They would have deer rifles and shotguns, and some few might have an assault rifle or a handgun. The average hunter probably fires his deer rifle, maybe twenty times a year. One box of ammunition. He may keep two boxes on hand.
       Or would it be your neighbor the militia member. A member of one of the many secretive militias around the country. They all have assault rifles modified to fire automatically allowing them to fire up to the full thirty rounds of bullets in a single burst. They have stockpiled tens of thousands of bullets. They likely also have hand grenades and maybe even hand held rocket launchers. So, which neighbor would most likely come to your aid?
       Almost without exception, the hunter will be there to help you. And likely he'll have to protect you from the government and the militia. The government will come to subjugate you, but the militia will come to rob you of your food, money, guns, clothing and anything else they see. They might even kill you so you can't identify them. Then they're off to their hiding place to wait the government out.
       So, do you think the second amendment was put in place to protect those who would endanger the citizenry or protect the citizenry? Many, if not most modern day militias are against any government at any time that is not of their own creation. In a time of need, they would most definitely become lawless. It's a part of their belief. They're trained to think that way.

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