tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945034540962790476.post168303161816271762..comments2023-06-02T06:35:02.977-07:00Comments on The Mis-Adventures of Sigboy: Single Issue VotersSigboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13289542147596795915noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945034540962790476.post-59426836637299896542010-11-15T14:00:21.634-08:002010-11-15T14:00:21.634-08:00I'm not in the states but it seems to me that ...I'm not in the states but it seems to me that the right to overthrow government actually requires the arms being owned to be capable active resistance against a misused army for instance.<br /><br />So many revolutions in military affairs have been gone through since that argument was made that in todays terms you would have to have a communally controlled and of the state autonomous national guard, armed with the very same hard ware being used by the nationally controlled armed forces, to be of any real threat. <br /><br />If the argument comes down to garden snipers, then the wars over here in Europe have proven that the hunter with his rifle is more of a garden sniper threat than a militiaman with an AR will ever be.<br /><br />I just have a hard time seeing either a bunch of militiamen marching on Washington or "the community" rising up as one and somehow beating off "The Old Ironsides" as they roll in the Abrams.<br /><br />Oh, and I'm envious of your gun rights! But that's just mainly because I like shooting.<br /><br />I think the right to self defense is a stronger argument. Criminals have guns anyway, why should honest citizens have to fight at a disadvantage?Rackham Rödehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09967178483139743457noreply@blogger.com