verslagen1 wrote on 06/05/15 at 13:14:38:...I think you've just made the government superior to the citizen, never mind the outlaw.
They are, and always have been...
They have grenades, rocket launchers, tanks, F-18's, missiles, drones, battleships, cannons, and nukes...
You can't prevent "tyranny" with a pea-shooter...
You can die... Waco?... Ruby Ridge?... You don't win...
What you can do,... is hurt a lot of innocent people with a pea-shooter...
...but, defending against government is a joke... All you'll do is die...
The Amendment was written at a time when America had no plans to ever have a standing Army... It's citizenry were on call to defend at a moments notice.
I'm not saying we should all give up our guns...
...but, we do have limitations now,.. the question is, do these limits need to be reassessed?...