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Originally posted by Aurel
Why would civilians need to own military weapons anyways? Why do people feel the need to collect weapons in all powers and sizes? That seems childish to me. A gun for self-defense, and a rifle for hunting is all anyone needs. Anything beyond that must have something to do with some deep rooted fears, or inferiority complexes that must be dealt with a psychanalyst. Maybe a little dick causes that need for weapon ownership?
Aurel
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Aurel, you may want to read a bit of our history to understand this country. Most 'Americans' (US Citizens) don't know or understand the History of this country. The founding of our present system of government was a compromise between people with some extremely different viewpoints.
The Bill of rights, or the first 10 amendments to our government's systemic foundation, have one common theme. It is a list of things prohibited to be done by our government. For most people, the reasons are lost. But you can read about the reasons easily.
Three books: "The Federalist papers", "The Anti-Federalist papers" and "Creating the Bill of Rights", lay out why our government is the way it is. The first book lays out why our system of government is good. It is a collection of Letters written to the editors of newspapers, under assumed names, laying out the good. The Anti-federalist papers opposed the government system.
While the form of government was accepted, the anti-federalists brought up many very valid points. The first congress was charged with making those changes. "Creating the Bill of Rights" is the congressional record from the first congress with many letters mixed in. It gives a good understanding behind the intent of those men who created our government.
Take a read through "Creating the Bill of Rights" and you'll understand why each and everyone of use should own arms of all types.