“I’d be first in line to have it out in a fight that isn’t over stupidity.” What was he arrested for? Being stupid? No, he was arrested for having a gun: A right protected by the constitution and natural law. You wouldn’t fight over the right to keep and bear arms? This is cognitive dissonance.
Let me back up. I’m not saying you should go spring him out of jail, though that would be just. I’m saying you need to recognize this act of tyranny as a threat to your liberty. This is a law abiding citizen being treated like a criminal.
On this I wholeheartedly agree and would stand with you, Garand over my shoulder and Colt AR in hand and pistols in my belt to bring it to decision when the time comes.
I’m old enough to not care about stopping a bullet or two if it keeps someone younger alive long enough to really make a difference.
In the end, this won’t be solved with laws. It’ll happen like it has in the past.
Please tell me how in a country such as we now have with our current varied gun laws how your belief of basic 2A rights (with which I wholeheartedly agree, BTW) and my original admonition of diligence and responsibility is 'cognitive dissonance?' If anything it is practicality unbridled.
Frankly, for you to then translate this instance and my replies/comments to questioning whether I would "fight for the right to keep and bear arms" is (I'm trying to be nice here) weak. It couldn't be farther from the truth, in fact.
No. Stop debating what you would LIKE the law to be rather than what the law IS. Of course we want the law to be LIKE YOU want it to be, but it is not. Getting yourself arrested will not change it, unless this poor soul decides to spend millions suing up to the Supremes. I doubt he will.