12-06-2008, 10:56 AM | #21 | |
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I'm not aware of a major gun lobby that advocated private ownership of tanks or intercontinental ballistic missiles as part of the 2nd amendment. Maybe you could point them out to me. |
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12-06-2008, 01:06 PM | #22 | ||
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To the extent we used to see informal militias (ie, "Montana Militia") - now let off the militia hook by Heller - out on the desert, operating machine guns, why wouldn't common citizens be worried that these fanatics might be assembling impressive arsenals (individually, this time)? It's not as though getting flame-throwers and grenade launchers is impossible, out on the black market. "If grenade launchers are outlawed..." :j |
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12-06-2008, 04:11 PM | #23 |
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As far as I'm concerned, it's NEVER passe.
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12-06-2008, 05:02 PM | #24 |
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Fair enough.
What level of weaponry is required to plausibly topple the government? I've read scenarios where citizens break into an armory, teach themselves to operate tanks and from there the capacity becomes possible. [This scenario breaks down as weapons systems become more sophisticated & computerized, it seems to me] But realistically, against a military with overwhelming capacity, what is the minimum level of weaponry required? It seems to me this is the (honest) level of arms the gun lobby should be advocating for individual ownership. |
12-06-2008, 05:10 PM | #25 | |
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Better question is what kind of military would it take to suppress an American insurrection since the military couldn't do so in Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq. |
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12-07-2008, 12:16 AM | #26 | |
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Disagree? (I swear to Thor we've had this conversation before.) |
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12-07-2008, 02:19 AM | #27 | |
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I know you are actually trolling and just playing Rocky Balboa for the hell of it. |
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