[Old Teufel Hunden]

"Americans have long convinced themselves that there is a link between guns and overall freedom. The more guns there are in the hands of individuals, the more difficult it would be for a dictator to take power."

We are not convincing ourselves about this. History has taught us this plain basic fact.

"And yet this week they watched a dictator overthrown in Egypt - with no recourse to violence."

And yet, isn't it interesting that in our 230 + years of existence, we've only had to overthrow one tyrant, at the beginning. Your King George. Someone who tried to confiscate our guns at Concord.

[cripplecreek]

"Americans have long convinced themselves that there is a link between guns and overall freedom. The more guns there are in the hands of individuals, the more difficult it would be for a dictator to take power."

I live in a gun heavy town and haven't seen my house key in years.

Oddly enough, the british did all they could to prevent a revolution through acts like banning the importation of iron farm implements to the colonies. They didn't want those uppity colonists hammering their plowshares into swords.

The idea of a non violent revolution in Egypt was a media created fantasy. I saw the rock throwing and firebombing in the very first days before the media created the "Pro government thug". We have yet to see the result of prison doors thrown open and tens of thousands of criminals being unleashed on the world.

The Egyptian "revolution" has barely started and there is violence whether the media wants to acknowledge it or not.

[Little Ray]

Funny, I think we watched either a new, and much worse dictatorship being born, or a military junta being created.

Of course the two are not mutually exclusive...

[Vanders9]

Yeah, but you didnt rebel against the crown because they tried to confiscate your weapons. The war was already inevitable by then.

[scott7278]

That dictator ruled for 30 years, proving why Americans have guns.

[Cronos]

would you really call Mad King Georgie a tyrant?