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jason1637 on 16 March 2019
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Pemalite said:
jason1637 said:

Guns are still very important for people to use to protect themselves when their government becomes oppressive. 

As for facism I'm not sure how you can really combat it without taking away the rights of regular citizens. Countries can teach about the negative affects of it more I guess. 

Nah.

jason1637 said:

Yes. Dictatorships can still happen and if the government passes laws that take away rights it's up yo the people yo revolt with gun power.

If you don't have a stable democracy, then of course Dictatorships can still happen. - That statement holds true whether citizens have guns or not... I mean Turkey is a good example, right?

jason1637 said:

If someone lives somewhere with lots of crime they need a gun to protect themselves.

When citizens take the law into their own hands, innocent lives tend to be lost at higher rates due to accidents, false information (I.E. Accusing someone innocent), bad practices and general Mal-intent.
The legal system tends to exist for a reason.

Even strong democracies can crumble under terrible leadership. It has happened before and it's naive to believe that it can't happen again.

Well if a criminal illegally has a gun and you got a gun legally and then they pull up on a family member with a gun you can defend yourself and your family with your gun. The legal system won't do much to help you in that moment.