[Dutch Boy]

Isn't it the DUTY of every abled bodied American to be ready to defend our country in the case of attack? Isn't the duty of every abled body American to serve their country in some way? This is all part of being a free citizen.

That's the concept that allowed our country exist in the first place. Had the founding fathers not had arms and the skills to use them we would still be British subjects. BTW - a good shot does not make a sniper.

[Enterprise]

"Isn't it the DUTY of every abled bodied American to be ready to defend our country in the case of attack?"

Well, I've always thought so! "BTW - a good shot does not make a sniper."

I'm a good shot with a pistol at a target range, but I agree that there is a world of difference between a static target at a range and a live target shooting at ME! Even if 80 million Americans had rifles with scopes, and even if they were good shots, though not necessarily of sniper quality, it comes down to what is in their hearts. I'm aware from you post that you already know that. The absurdity of the left's arguments is that those guns represent a threat to the unarmed population. The point of the right, is that those guns may ultimately help safeguard the unarmed population, and hopefully, will represent a terrible, vengeful threat to the enemies of this nation.