[Flick Lives]

The modern world? That being the world that in the last century saw governments slaughter more of their own citizens than in any other century in recorded history? That modern world?

No. We need the 2nd Amendment more than ever to protect us from tyrannical governments.

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

Modern, like Venezuela.

[Envisioning]

Spot on. The discussion we are about to have will be very loud and very bloody. You elites better dial it back. Way back!

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

That being the world that in the last century saw governments slaughter more of their own citizens than in any other century in recorded history? That modern world?

If FR ever had a Post of the Week award, this would be the winner.

[gundog]

Yeah. I can’t really see the Founders looking upon the 20th century as a reason not to have an individual right to keep and bear arms.

[Clutch Martin]

I was going to say... The world is pretty savagely brutal but the tools are different. What was it that Einstein said - World War 3 might be fought with nuclear weapons but World War 4 will be fought with sticks and stones.

The Weaponry is advanced but humans don’t seem to advance that much from inherited behaviors.

Which as a human, I feel the need to have every ability at my disposal to protect myself as I see fit.

[onona]

right on Flick

[Hardastarboard]

The modern world? That being the world that in the last century saw governments slaughter more of their own citizens than in any other century in recorded history? That modern world?

EXACTLY!! I've read waaay too much history to give up my guns. I know what happens next. And there won't be a free society on a distant shore to come rescue us like there was for Europe in 1944.

[Cheerio]

No. We need the 2nd Amendment more than ever to protect us from tyrannical governments.