Its not about fear. Its about 'you have the right'. Whether you live in a country that acknowledges that right is another matter entirely. Fortunately, I do. After putting up with crap from the king of Britain for a while, then sending him packing, and with the lessons of history there for anyone to see that actually chose to open their eyes and look, the guys that started this country wanted to avoid the same problems.
Thus the reason that our republic was structured the way it was, as well as the reason for the First and Second Amendments. And the order that the 1st and 2nd are in.
There are no questions about the reason for the 2nd, nor whether military style weapons are included, to anyone who's able to read and comprehend the Declaration of Independence and the writingof f the Founders. The right to keep and bear arms is about resisting tyranny of government, and when it becomes necessary, dissolving said government. It isnt, and never has been, about hunting, or sporting purposes. Sporting purposes didnt even exist as a concept for gun control until the 1960s, when one of our CONgresscritters got ahold of a Nazi gun control law and decided it was a good idea to use against *everyone*, not just juden.
Gun control isnt about firearms; its about control. Making sure that .gov can retain power no matter how abusive they get.
I get a kick out of people from other countries trying to preach to us about our firearm laws. Jealous much? I don't preach to you about your insane levels of taxation to support an insane level of welfare programs. Don't tell me how much freedom I should have. If it were up to me, everyone on the planet would have access to whatever they could afford that wasn't a WMD, and any .gov caught making bio or chem weapons would be ripped apart real quick by other nations or their own people.
If you prefer a false sense of safety over any kind of freedom, that's your business. Don't try to take MY freedom, though. That goes double if you live in a complete Nannt-state country. You may have been stupid enough to give up all your rights for a welfare check, but Im not.
If this post is too political or offends a Nanny-stater, good. I hope every topic where someone thousands of miles away tries to tell me whats best for me gets locked, or better yet, deleted. It offends me to have someone telling me how I ahould luve, what freedoms I should have, what level of welfare I should support, and how much government intrusion into my life I should tolerate.
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