Quote Originally Posted by rory_20_uk View Post
Did you read my post? The British stopped fighting, rather than the Americans fielding a great army. Similarly a few vets with old guns doesn't make an army. You're also assuming that they'd all side with the traitors rather than the President.

In what fraction of the possible scenarios where the citizenry has to fight the government would an armed populace be helpful? Even disregarding the self defense factor, is that fraction enough in your eyes to justify the law?