you can't possibly be that stupid or naive. Hell, probably half the entire black market in firearms were stolen from some simple-ass suburban chumps who thought that owning a piece were their ticket to home security(hint: get a dog, you will be safe, and highly unlikely to accidentally kill someone). Trust me, there are a lot of folks who make a solid living(albeit completely illegal) stealing and reselling weapons. I agree with Dennis on this...I have no problem with folks owning guns. I just believe that the level of responsibility to go with the right should be kept at a very high point.
Ryan is not simple or naive since he did clarify his blanket statement a while ago, however you are. I have a dog and she couldn't keep herself safe. She happily greats anyone who comes threw my door with jumping/licking and when thunder rolls in the distance you will find her cowering under the dining room table. Maybe you would like to clarify your blanket statement now.
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Originally Posted by callmeslick
and you, indivigual that you are, have exactly what chance to 'protect yourself from the state'? Anyone depending on that argument to justify gun ownership is losing sight of the resources available to the modern state. Or, perhaps, you are particularly skilled in, say, uranium enrichment.
Have you ever heard the phrase "where there is a will there is a way" the resources of any state or all states combined is insignificant compared to the will of the people. Urban wars are not won by resources; they are won by will power.
P.S. Why would you nuke the very land you are fighting for?