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central scrutinizer

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23. Yes

Reply to Doc_Technical (Reply #20)

Sun May 7, 2023, 10:09 AM

May 2023

When the second amendment was written, every farmer had firepower equal to a soldier. Today that would require nuclear tipped cruise missiles in a silo in your backyard.

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Gun nuts love to trot out the [View all] kairos12 May 2023 OP

If guns ownership was to stop a tyrannical government... NutmegYankee May 2023 #1

They also fail to realize NJCher May 2023 #2

This should be a law if they have to have guns Beachnutt May 2023 #3

A "well regulated militia" should be able to handle some "regulation" SledDriver May 2023 #17

A former neighbor of mine in Rochester owns guns... ProudMNDemocrat May 2023 #4

I know you are telling your son to stay safe. kairos12 May 2023 #6

The said former neighbor is also a TRUMPER. ProudMNDemocrat May 2023 #9

To them JanLip May 2023 #5

and which party is behaving like a tyrannical government Fullduplexxx May 2023 #7

We have gun control and we need more. The Jungle 1 May 2023 #8

The media is complicit in perpetuating this nonsense. yardwork May 2023 #11

Yes. It will be interesting to see how much attention the Sunday morning news shows give to KPN May 2023 #21

Especially when they give the excuse about needing guns to fight Govt tyranny JI7 May 2023 #13

you can Timewas May 2023 #15

Yes there are laws controlling who can get the licence. It is gun control. The Jungle 1 May 2023 #25

Well Timewas May 2023 #26

Agreed The Jungle 1 May 2023 #28

they need their guns because they are COWARDS Skittles May 2023 #10

self deluded azureblue May 2023 #19

Yup Timewas May 2023 #27

I would never date a gun humper Skittles May 2023 #31

You are so right. Butterflylady May 2023 #12

If they were telling the truth about stopping a tyrannical government... canuckledragger May 2023 #14

The 2020 arrests in Portland by federal officers in unmarked vehicles didn't get a rise out of them Shermann May 2023 #18

Literally snatching people off the streets. I remember that. Wingus Dingus May 2023 #22

Tyranny is in the eye of the beholder apparently Shermann May 2023 #29

Yes, absolutely. Wingus Dingus May 2023 #30

If the Founders had wanted people to take up arms against their government, why did they Karadeniz May 2023 #16

As far as I'm concerned, Doc_Technical May 2023 #20

Yes central scrutinizer May 2023 #23

Just curious. Has anyone tried open carry in a bank? usonian May 2023 #24

If these RW extremists ever used their 2A joysticks to overthrow our government Martin Eden May 2023 #32

I'd argue that guns are used to inflict tyranny on the public, not to protect us from the government Victor_c3 May 2023 #33