to all the people who argue we need guns to protect againsta tyrannical govt.
Don’t the arguments that crazy nutjob killers don’t need guns to kill, and they would kill with other forms of mass death (ricin, fertilizer explosives) equally apply to citizens rising up against the govt?[/quote] Except for one little tiny problem.. well maybe not so tiny. Bombs, ricin are not targeted, they are by nature indiscriminate. They kill everyone in the vicinity and are useless in defense. They can only be used in retaliation, and not very well without a delivery system (ie. missile). Guns are targeted, and selective by nature (you have to aim them) — so I would have to say that your ‘equivalency’ is reaching a bit.[/quote]
[quote=squat300]the armed masses revolting against the govt frankly sounds kind of unlikely to me.[/quote]Except that is happened before, and I think the King of England felt that it was equally unlikely at the time. After all, England had a professional army with considerable experience… against what? Back country ‘hick’ colonialists?
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” – George Santayana
PS: Take a look at the costs of defending against Guerrilla tactics. While Guerrilla tactics may now outright win, they make it expensive for the opposing force to continue. Just remember Russia and Afghanistan…
