01-23-2018, 04:55 PM
(01-23-2018, 11:42 AM)David Horn Wrote:(01-22-2018, 07:09 PM)nebraska Wrote: The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.
Good luck with that. My money is on the professionals.
In colonial and revolutionary times, Nebraska outlines common wisdom. What he says was semi true given slow rates of fire, poor accuracy and oceans. Standing armies were viewed as an evil to be avoided. The militias would supposedly badly outnumber them. Tyrants could ultimately not face down the People. Today, most put enough trust in democracy. Few put their faith in firearms effecting politics positively, at least among the urban population. Nebraska is riding old wisdom, wisdom which seems quaintly out of date.
I too would put my money on the professionals, but hope they would not stand by a tyrant. That is the real question. If tyrants can count on professional air support, on regulars opening up on the People, we are all in trouble.
That this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth.