05-17-2019, 07:45 PM
(05-17-2019, 01:39 PM)fredtoast Wrote: You may not know them personally (), but you are definitely aware of their opinions.
"We have to have our guns to fight against our own government when they try to oppress us."
The only question is "Who gets to decide when the government is trying to oppress us?" Apparently many gunowners believe that taking away their guns is "oppression" that justifies taking up arms against police and soldiers.
Do you disagree that this is a reason for gun ownership? That it is the reason that it was made a right in the Constitution? Debate interpretations all you want, the intention is clear based upon the context from the framers. The Second Amendment is in place to ensure the people have recourse against the government if it becomes tyrannical. Virginians take that shit seriously.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
