[Anchoragite]

The part that bothers me is this myth:

"There is no legitimate purpose for a military rifle than to make war," Conyers said. "There is no reason these rifles should be marketed to civilians."

The reason we have the second amendment is that a bunch of civilians (colonists) were being attacked by their government (British). They had arms, formed a militia, fought back, and maintained their freedom. In order to maintain a free nation, the civilian population must be able to *literally* fight against tyranny of the government, with weapons, if necessary.

[Atlas Sneezed]

"The part that bothers me is this myth:
"There is no legitimate purpose for a military rifle than to make war," Conyers said. "There is no reason these rifles should be marketed to civilians."
"The reason we have the second amendment is that a bunch of civilians (colonists) were being attacked by their government (British). They had arms, formed a militia, fought back, and maintained their freedom. In order to maintain a free nation, the civilian population must be able to *literally* fight against tyranny of the government, with weapons, if necessary."

Precisely. The point of having a rifle is to kill tyrants in their limousines.

PS: Buy black tipped armor piercing ammo while you can.


89 posted on 10/10/02 4:58 PM Pacific by Anchoragite