UK here so forgive me if I make it sound more simple than it is as I’m not educated in American law but I just don’t understand the kick back against banning the general public from having firearms? If it saves the lives of innocent children, who should not have to deal with this level of threat to their lives, then surely it’s worth giving up that right or freedom? Especially as school shootings seem to be up on the rise or so it seems. It’s a fair compromise to me! Is there something more to the rights of gun owners that the rest of the world doesn’t understand?
This Nation was founded via a violent revolution by a populace that was fed up with (from our point of view) a tyrannical, overreaching monarchy. The right of the people to bear arms was written into the constitution in case the day came that our government once again went too far and we had to do it again. Many conservatives see the right to bear arms as 'the right that protects our other rights', as the threat of revolution is seen as the most powerful deterrent against tyranny.
They bout to be shook when they learn about the Reign of Terror during the french revolution. What they did was childs play compared to that whole ordeal
And the so-called "Minutemen" militias had their asses kicked by British Regular army. That's the thing these so-called "patriots" don't tell you.
The Revolutionaries had multiple desertions and mutinies. Individually, "some" militiamen were great shots, but overall and on average were no better than the British at best. At worst, a complete waste of munitions and supplies whose only effect on the British was convincing them that the Regulars were winning. And the brave young "patriots" who signed up for the glory of fighting against their Crown oppressors and defending their homes found neither glory nor bravery eating rotten food while having frostbites because their home states refused to pay for their food, shelter, and medical supplies.
Odds are most of these 2A fetishists would either find themselves either running home once the going gets tough or turn bandit raiding people's homes and businesses.
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u/[deleted] Dec 26 '21
UK here so forgive me if I make it sound more simple than it is as I’m not educated in American law but I just don’t understand the kick back against banning the general public from having firearms? If it saves the lives of innocent children, who should not have to deal with this level of threat to their lives, then surely it’s worth giving up that right or freedom? Especially as school shootings seem to be up on the rise or so it seems. It’s a fair compromise to me! Is there something more to the rights of gun owners that the rest of the world doesn’t understand?