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Posted by: Lethal Spaniard
I laugh at the people who are US citizens and want strict gun control policies/banning of firearms. It's not like our country was founded because of strict placements on the people like the outlawing of arms or anything, is it?
The second amendment was placed to make sure that the people can overthrow a tyranny if one ever overtakes this country, and to make sure the common peoples are able to protect themselves in the situation of attack, whether by another nation's army or their neighbor. Also, the use of firearms makes hunting a much more humane sport. Without semi-automatic firearms, there is no chance that the people will ever stand a chance against foreign invaders or a tyrant government's military. Also, without semi-automatic "assault" weapons, we are limited when it comes to varmint hunting, and makes hunting large varmints such as wild hogs/Javelina much more dangerous.
the second amendment is no longer relevant.
i say this because the military of the United states is so much more powerful then anything a citizen can get that if you needed to you would not be able to defend against it, since i do not think your handgun can stop a tank for example."durr hurr you cant take ont he us military alone so you shouldn't own guns"'
Back when the 2nd Amendment was drafted, militaries relied on numbers. It was very unlikely of having a few of your mates take on a larger force of soldier and win even if you were in good stragic positions and aimed better. They could keep on sending troops. They could set a blaze to your farm or town and destroy all useful infrastructure you use. The fact that technology has developed so much that spreading thoughts is much more easier, you can't take on an army along but neither back then unless you were a high and powerful member of society. Just look at recent modern revolutions, it's much easier to get military personal on your own side who defected and use their own equipment to help you, not to mention you can't bomb your own population, theres a wide variety of military tactics one can use.
Overall, if your stupid idea that "durr hurr tanks and jets = INVECIVBLELELELE!" why did the military spend trillions on Afghanistan and Iraq wars where insurgency is still large and there's a lot of areas between the Pakistan-Afghanistan border and regions where the US has no influence or power on, and insurgency in Iraq is slowly gaining more power as the own Iraqi Government is fearing an overthrow. Seeing multi-million dollar jets going in to fight a goat farmer with an AK isn't a sign of just how easy it is.