The US is not referred to in this statement, but it fits.
If the Arabs put down their weapons today there would be no more violence.
If the Jews put down their weapons today there would be no more Israel.
Our founders were pretty explicit about the second amendment. It's all that defends us from predators, outside agressors and tyranny here inside our own gates. Felons who have completed their time should not have that basic right infringed in my view. Most of the felons I've known....pot smugglers mostly....are
EXACTLY the kind of folks I want around me WTSHTF.
Destructor may surround himself with the local law abiding sterling citizens should he prefer. I like my company ruff when things get dicey. Down here in the South...we have lots of rough sorts....we like it that way.