gtotheunit91 said:
The 2nd amendment is what guarantees the US will never become the likes of China and Venezuela. You de-arm the civilians, the government can do whatever they want without worrying about any major retaliation. While I do agree that no one should have a need for military grade weapons, the US population has been carrying weapons for centuries now, and it hasn't been till recent times that society has deteriorated to this division that people are losing their minds. Sure, have gun control with major background checks, but that's not the entire solution, there's a sever issue in the core of society that's fueling this rage among people. But no matter what, each person has the right to defend themselves. |
Well how did the 2nd amendment help with protecting the southern states or say the civilians during the civil war that lead to 20% of young men losing their lives(?). Sure were also a lot of people losing their minds back then but except for some soldiers deserting and taking their guns with them to protect themself their wasn't much people could do in the end.
It must have been way easier to protect yourself against the goverment back then but even if we go back to present day their aren't many countries who have something compared to the 2nd Amendment and well the country who comes close is Yemen, you know the one that is so fecked up now in a civil war and where the goverment(s) are basically like 'oh cool you have guns well enjoy eating your bullets' leading to one the worst famine cases in recent history.
Anyway good luck those guys who own a gun for protecting themselves....
Against the goverment forces:
