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SushiSquid posted...

This was put into the Constitution so that we could violently overthrow our government. But by that rule, we should be allowed tanks, armed drones, armed fighter jets, bombs, missile launchers, etc. Clearly we cannot as citizens overthrow the government by force using what is legal still, so that argument has no merit. You're either for the original intent (and thus I am allowed to own nukes), or you understand that technology has changed too much for that to be valid still.

We don't need to fight the government's tanks, and jets, and missile launchers. All we have to do is fight the occupying force AKA the police. An AR15 is certainly capable enough of doing that. As Zeus pointed out, Vietnam, Afghanistan, etc. has proven that a couple of guys with rifles can stop an occupying force - and those people are people who started out destitute with virtually no training or education whatsoever.

The government could nuke everything outside of DC, but at that point all they'd be ruling over is a pile of ash.

The government is shitty enough as is. I don't trust them not to be shitty. I like having an insurance policy.
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