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    Post Re: The weakest argument for gun ownership in the USA

    Quote Originally Posted by Marshal Murat View Post
    Just for the purposes of debate (with my previous ideas already stated), why has the British nation not yet succumbed to tyranny with a lack of weaponry available to the common citizen?
    Good point, alas it will be ignored or handled with something irrelevant like "yeah, but you Brits are compromising your basic freedom".

    Quote Originally Posted by Evil_Maniac From Mars View Post
    It does, if your point is that gun rights should not exist unless there is a "well-regulated militia."

    Regardless, the historical context argument does support the right to own firearms, as previously stated. Jefferson.
    No, that's not my point, have you read my first post? I didn't say gun rights should or should not exist, I said people resisting tyranny is a weak argument for gun ownership.
    Last edited by PowerWizard; 05-30-2009 at 02:36.
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