-- 20 Nov 2017, 13:25 --
This is dragging on a bit, don't you think? Let me just say that, if it is protection from an oppressive state you are seeking, handguns and rifles (and even a bazooka!) are not likely to be of much help in the era of ballistic missiles, drones, stealth aircraft and the like!Dr Nefarious wrote:"You've already handed over that power to the state. That's what the police is about, isn't it?"
But the point of the right to bear arms is what happens when the state is unable to protect you or is itself the threat (for example a corrupt state or a dictatorship).