the right to bear arms and how it can be used to defend from big government

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Mr Khan said:

-CraZed- said:

This story perfectly highlights how and why the right to bear arms is necessary to a free society. Most often those who oppose gun ownership or support extreme limitations on gun ownership often scoff at the notion that we need to be armed to protect ourselves from our own government and yet here you have our own governement with its armed bureaucracies (even bringing in Army Rangers!) harassing a citizen and his family, confiscating their livelihood and supressing and attempting to reduce the areas in which citizens could protest their actions peacefully.

The 2nd Amendment isn't about hunting or firing for sport or even so much about self preservation during the perpetration of a violent crime but to ensure that the people could outright and swiftly defend themselves against a tyrannical government.

Kudos to this rancher and all those who showed up to support him.

A tyrannical government who could blow them the fuck away, swiftly and with extreme prejudice if they so chose.

You do realize this hurts and not helps your general arguement right?  The founding fathers would totally want the US Army to basically not exist, and have average people rolling around with tanks in their backyards.