Josh Aston wrote;
When we say protect, it refers to foreign threats, the Soviet Union for example. Without our government countering and planning ahead to meet or deter their threat, who knows what the world map would look like today.
You are not suggesting we allow everyone to board commercial aircraft with firearms with the above statement, are you? That sounds like an idea hatched by Archie Bunker on "All in the Family".
In the example with the USSR, the cold war was won with a dedicated effort to first deter an attack via MAD, and then to bankrupt their economy by not being able to keep up with our military advances. If all that was left up to private citizens, you can't really believe they would have done as good a job, can you
And that is where our fundamental differences lie. Not only do I not believe that it is the governments job to protect it's people, I also don't believe that it is capable of doing so, at least not all the time.
When we say protect, it refers to foreign threats, the Soviet Union for example. Without our government countering and planning ahead to meet or deter their threat, who knows what the world map would look like today.
In some instances it may be succesful, but we only need to look back to 9/11 to see an example of where the government failed miserably at protecting it's people. Had those citizens been armed and ready to protect themselves the outcome may very well have been different. It's also a case of those few crazy people creating their own WMDs regardless of what the current laws were.
You are not suggesting we allow everyone to board commercial aircraft with firearms with the above statement, are you? That sounds like an idea hatched by Archie Bunker on "All in the Family".
When it comes to threats from foreign governments, an organized militia should be activated. That militia is made up of the citizens who are responsible for the protection of themselves and their country. Eliminate the standing Armed Forces and suddenly you have a very real need for private citizens to own WMDs.
In the example with the USSR, the cold war was won with a dedicated effort to first deter an attack via MAD, and then to bankrupt their economy by not being able to keep up with our military advances. If all that was left up to private citizens, you can't really believe they would have done as good a job, can you