Heavily enough to shoot back. That's the whole point of the Second Amendment. It's not to overthrow the government--that's just a fortunate byproduct. Unless Congress assembles an army for a declared war, we aren't supposed to have an army. And the concept of a police force, let alone a "militarized" one, didn't even exist in the 18th century. The government just flat out wasn't supposed to have armed troops policing the citizenry in peace time, period. We, the people, are supposed to be the first line of defense, as alien and uncomfortable as you apparently find that concept to be. Part of the responsibility of citizenship is supposed to be turning out to muster when called up in the event of an approaching attack.
So using the fact that we've (wrongly) delegated this public responsibility to a corps of full-time professionals as justification for stripping people of the means to fulfill their responsibility is like saying that if a tow truck is pulling your car, we should make it illegal for you to ever buy motor oil again. It's a recipe for a fatal dependency.
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
timeasmymeasure
Re: I'll play
Date: 2016-06-18 03:41 am (UTC)So using the fact that we've (wrongly) delegated this public responsibility to a corps of full-time professionals as justification for stripping people of the means to fulfill their responsibility is like saying that if a tow truck is pulling your car, we should make it illegal for you to ever buy motor oil again. It's a recipe for a fatal dependency.