65% See Gun Rights As Protection Against Tyranny

Rasmussen Reports ^ | January 18, 2013 | NA

[William Tell]

BuffaloJack said: "The people cannot keep the the militia regulated without the individual arms (of similar type) to confront the army or militia with."

Assuming that you're being serious here, I will point out that the Militia, for the most part, IS the people, performing their role as an armed deterrent to tyranny.

When you say, "... the militia (i.e., army or government controlled force) will become a threat ...", you are implying that the army is the Militia. That is not so. The Militia were recognized as the means of preventing the necessity of having a standing army, which has frequently been the tool of tyrants.

[lentulusgracchus]

Meanwhile, CCTV, the Chicoms' CNN, is running a story that says the Gallup Poll logs overwhelming support for Obama's "gun-control agenda".

I mean, if we can't trust the Chinese Communists not to spin a poll, whom can we trust? </s>

[Biggirl]

.....Or we may very well end up by 2016 with a second American civil war along red states and blue states, resulting in both parting company.

[itssme]

OMG, thanks for bringing this to my attention....I have some corrections to make!

[HomeAtLast]

You’re a good sport, FRiend. While you’re editing, think about that last line where you split an infinitive three times! :)

[itssme]

No, that's OK...you go ahead and do it for me, as the self-appointed head of the Grammar Police. You express yourself your way, and I will do likewise.

As for good sport, I have no idea what you mean by that, FRiend.

[Theodore R.]

Well, it seems the 35 percent governs the 65 percent, who must be too confused to assert themselves.

[HomeAtLast]

Please accept my apologies. Too many windows open on the pc, I inadvertently posted to you what I meant to send to someone on another thread entirely.
That person specifically asked for input on something he was writing, which is why I offered it. I don’t go around telling people they split infinitives unless they indicate they want that sort of advice.

[itssme]

Accepted!

[Inyo-Mono]

Bttt.

[ez]

You are confusing the militia, which is the people (technically all males ages 18-45,) with the “standing army” which is the government military. The militia should always be armed to keep any standing army in check, put down insurrection, or repel foreign invasion. Th Founders did not trust standing armies and believed in conscription to fight wars.