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Originally Posted by DigTw0Grav3s
I'm responding to the idea of civilian versus military capsbility. I think the 2nd Amendment Is just as applicable today as it was at the founding of the United States, despite the difference in firepower. Insurgencies don't try and fight the occupying military power (be it foreign or domestic); they attack the logistical capacityand political will of that force..
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OK, that's clearer. Thanks.
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Originally Posted by DigTw0Grav3s
I also disagree with any kind of notional use of the military against any kind of just uprising in the United States for the reasons I explained. When you combine these two factors, I think the 2nd is still very relevant today.
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Huh? If the military wouldn't respond with force to a just uprising, why would the "uprisers" need guns? Couldn't an Ghandi/MLK-style civil disobedience type movement achieve the same results then?