02-23-2009, 06:28 PM | #41 |
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Congrats, il Pad. You've officially done the Dance of Death.
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Your grandfather's bolt-action hunting rifle (sorry, someone else's grandfather's) does not allow you be an effective foot-soldier in a militia. We really do live in a society where the cost of freedom is completely divorced from modern life. We have no draft. The military is populated by the poor and low-middle and middle-middle class. The word "citizen" doesn't mean anything. |
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By the way, I do find it tremendously amusing that in your worst case dream world where the government turns tyranical and decides to destroy American citizens everywhere, the difference between life and death in the battle royale against the imperial US Army will be whether or not you own an AK-47. Sure, they could drop giant bombs on your home with fighter jets, or launch them from bases around the world, or nuke your neighborhood, but those weapons will have no effect on you or your fellow patriots armed with an assault rifle!
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You personally look at the recent history of Vietnam, USSR in Afghanistan, USA in Afghanistan, and Iraq and have concluded that small-arms insurgency is ineffective. You sir, know nothing. |
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I would also note that the weapons largely used in Afghanistan and Iraq and Vietnam were not owned by the citizenry at large PRIOR to the war. |
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02-23-2009, 08:26 PM | #49 |
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I'm speaking about the politic merits, not the legal meaning. You state an axiom which is meaningless, all rights are circumscribed. Duh, sherlock, tell me something meaningful.
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Perhaps not. But Mike will confirm that it was a request.
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