LogFAQs > #922187459

I know we have this debate constantly, but I'll reiterate my view on why the second amendment represents a fundamental freedom as much as speech, religion, etc.

People have a right to defend themselves and their family. They should not have to rely on the government to provide them with that protection. Having access to reasonable defense weapons is necessary to ensure this right.

For example, imagine if you are in a rural setting. A mob of people are surrounding your house, ready to drag you out and kill you. You can call 911, but by the time they arrive, you'll already be dead. Your only means of reasonable self-defense will be a semi-automatic weapon to fend off the group. If you don't have the right to own that weapon, you are essentially dead. That's not a free society.

If you think that example is extreme, this is exactly what was happening in the 1950s against black families in the Deep South (which incidentally is where much of the gun grabbing was initiated).
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