Rich Men North of Richmond

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(08-29-2023, 05:17 PM)HarleyDog Wrote: Agree, and I will always believe that American citizen's right to bear arms will always deter enemies from thinking about a land attack, before or after an air or nuclear attack. I think many people would like to think the possibility of an invasion of US soil isn't possible, but it is and always will be. 

Right, because the only 2 counties that would even consider a land attack on the US are terrified of people with guns. First of all it is not 1941 anymore. No one, with todays technology, can get close to the US with a large attack force without us knowing about it well in advance. And if by chance they could, they would be far more concerned with a large sitting military with the most sophisticated weapons in the world than some dude with a gun.

We cannot ignore a very well financed well orchestrated long term campaign by the gun manufacturers, gun lobbyists, NRA, and right wing politicians to use fear of one’s neighbors to push gun ownership in this country. The first 200 years of this country the phrase “well regulated militia” was the operative thought in the 2nd amendment. The last 45 years it’s been “shall not be infringed”. That’s not by accident.