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Originally Posted by DieselAddict
Like I said it was a different time then and the government had no better weapons than the general population. It would have worked then. There's little chance it would work today. It's also a double-edged sword. What if the country became, say, extremely liberal on social issues and heavily armed and overthrew the government and forced gay marriage and a vegetarian diet on everyone. How would you like that? Personally I don't trust the general population any more than I trust the government.
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Exactly. It is my contention that the public has a natural right to any arms likely to be used against it by central powers. Either we need better access to fully automatic arms, chemical weapons, armored personel carriers and such or the State must abandon their use on the public.
As to the other question, if the public wants and elects gay marriage and vegetarian policy, then so be it. I may not like it, but that is democracy. However, I'd like you to show me where those issues are recognized by the constitution.
I trust the public more than I trust govt.