Those of you that don't think an armed citenzenry has a prayer against organized, well equiped government troops should take a look at Iraq.
When the Russians rolled into post-WWII Hungary, they used Hungarian gun registration lists to round up the citizen's guns before they could pose that threat.
The Warsaw Jews of WWII mounted one hell of a resistance to the invading Nazis. They were armed, willing, and arguably quite successful.
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originally posted by onramp
guns are used more commonly by criminals to kill our police officers, innocent people, and bring carnage to our society.
we need tougher gun laws, why should the avg. joe be allowed to buy a semi-automatice? for what purpose?
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You simply could not be more wrong. Private citizens use guns to defend themselves at a far higher rate than guns are used to "bring carnage to our society". Reference Professor John Lott's research, and his many published works, on the defensive use of firearms by U.S. citizens. It is very enlightening stuff.
As far as why I should be "allowed" to own anything at all, I'm sorry; we allow our government powers and priveledges, not the other way around. The government legally has no say in what I own in this respect until I abuse it and demonstrate I cannot own it responsibly. Until then, it is none of their (or your) goddam business what I own.