Wrangor
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Reading through this thread is very interesting. I have never owned a gun but the reality is that if this is a serious thread (and I believe it is for the most part) then the posters who think we should seriously consider a complete or even partial ban on firearms must realize the reality of that scenario.
If the federal government issues a law that stated that he people had to relinquish their firearms then the federal government would need to be ready to shed blood (a little of theirs and a LOT of their citizens) to take those weapons. Gun owners for the most part would rather part with an appendage to their body than their right to bear arms, and I am no way using hyperbole.
There is middle ground on this issue, but the thought of a federally enforced gun ban is crazier than just about any political concept posted on these boards.
The south would secede almost immediately once again, and this time be right in doing so. As someone who has never owned a firearm I believe in the importance of the right to best arms. Annihilation of a citizenry by an oppressive government is extremely easy with modern technology. Suppression of a citizenry you want to incorporate back into society by an oppressive government is very difficult if the populace is armed. In this hypothetical The citizens goal would be to survive at all cost, the governments goal would be to bring people back into the fold, which is impossible if the populace is dead from drone attacks.
Very interesting thread though. Going to keep reading.
If the federal government issues a law that stated that he people had to relinquish their firearms then the federal government would need to be ready to shed blood (a little of theirs and a LOT of their citizens) to take those weapons. Gun owners for the most part would rather part with an appendage to their body than their right to bear arms, and I am no way using hyperbole.
There is middle ground on this issue, but the thought of a federally enforced gun ban is crazier than just about any political concept posted on these boards.
The south would secede almost immediately once again, and this time be right in doing so. As someone who has never owned a firearm I believe in the importance of the right to best arms. Annihilation of a citizenry by an oppressive government is extremely easy with modern technology. Suppression of a citizenry you want to incorporate back into society by an oppressive government is very difficult if the populace is armed. In this hypothetical The citizens goal would be to survive at all cost, the governments goal would be to bring people back into the fold, which is impossible if the populace is dead from drone attacks.
Very interesting thread though. Going to keep reading.
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