Wyrdness said:
PAOerfulone said:
The argument that we need guns to protect us from the government was dead and long gone by the time we reached the 20th century. Now that we live in a modern age where everything, especially weaponry, has advanced to astronomical proportions, the idea that we need guns to protect ourselves from government and oppression is nothing more than a delusion we tell ourselves to cope with our own personal insecurities. If the government really wants you dead, guess what, pal? You're dead. Whether it be via bombing, plain crash, "accidental" overdose, or any other type of conspiracy theory there is in the book, or a more direct approach like the Army coming to your town. Having an AK-47, a 9 mm calibur, etc. isn't going to do jack shit to protect you at that point.
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Exactly this, to even think that a measly fire arm in this day and age keeps the Government in check is a comedic notion.
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This argument only works if the people have access to the same weapons as the government does, as was the case until around the civil war or so. Unless we allow people to have access to military grade weaponry, and people somehow could organize enough to use it effectively, and there is a massive surge in wealth that allows private citizens to buy fighters and tanks and shit... Well it's pointless.
The weirdest part is the people who advocate this position tend to often be the ones who believe we should invest more in our military.
