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Would it have made a difference if the guy at Tiananmen Square had a gun?
If not, then how does the second amendment help stop a tyrannical government?
u_bin_called, I like your argument better. Still, there's the problem of modern weapons firing at a much faster rate than muskets. Modern guns are deadlier than 18th century artillery. Does the 2nd amendment include the right to bear artillery?
6 Answers
- IvanLv 62 weeks ago
Once again, I refer you to the citizen soldiers of Vietnam. They defeated 2 super powers.
- 2 weeks ago
It'd make a difference if they all did, and had sense enough to snipe instead of getting in firefights.
- u_bin_calledLv 72 weeks ago
how does the First Amendment stop tyrannical government....or the Fifth....or the Seventh?
answer: they DON'T.... The Bill of Rights exists to outline what the government cannot do to infringe upon INATE rights, lest they become tyrannical....
- Jack BootLv 62 weeks ago
Show me where the people making that argument ever said that one guy with a gun can destroy four tanks.
Your analogy is stupid.
- Anonymous2 weeks ago
Not unless guns bring democracy.
