Vagabond63
Gold Member
I see what you did there. If I can't have a nuke then I don't really have rights? That's more British logic.Actually you are only allowed to possess what the government allows you to possess.
That statement applies to every country on the planet, or are you saying all Americans can buy their own nuclear bomb?
You aren't more civilized, you are more trusting.
...more likely, less paranoid.
I'm more into mitigating risk.
So in other words you are just frightened of everyone else around you.
Come at me, bro.
No. I have the right to bear arms for the express purpose of serving as a check against a tyrannical government with a standing army. So the question is what exactly does that mean. The Amendment was written to respect to a militia with militia being the whole body of the people. In that regard I have the right to own and possess the technology of the day that any light infantry ought to possess.
And today that means semi-automatic weapons with high capacity magazines.
Try getting one of those in the UK without being wealthy and having connections. You can't.
You can only own what they allow you to own. You're such a trusting bloke.
On the contrary, I was merely pointing out that there are limits on the "right to bear arms". In fact up until 1903, I believe, you yanks had to register for service in your state militias to be able to own a gun in some states. Your 2nd ammendment debates have no real interest here in the UK, although it would be amusing to see how your "light infantry militia" could stand up to drone strikes and the full might of your standing armed forces. Up until this year we tended to vote out "tyrannical" governments, however we'll have to wait and see what happens with BoJo and his crew, but I doubt taking up arms would solve anything, you only have to look how "tyrants" have been overthrown in recent years around the world with hardly a shot fired by the overthrowers.