Would you support repeal of the Second Amendment?

[Zorra]

77. NFWIH. If guns are outlawed, only outlaws, and the 1% controlled cops/government, will have guns.

I am a non-violent person, committed to non-violently changing the system. But if the government gets too oppressive, and out of control, then at that time, I want to at least believe, have hope, that I have some ability to band together with my fellow citizens to fight off oppression. It might be a futile attempt, but I wish for myself, and my fellow citizens, to retain this possibility and hope, if the situation in our country ever comes down to that.

If you take away everyone's ability to defend themselves against oppression, you are just asking to be oppressed. It definitely can happen here.

At this time, we are only as free as the 1% allows us to be.

There's NFWIH that I'm going to let these greedy, self-serving, sociopathic plutarchs take away one of the few possible means I have left of defending myself from them, if the need to do this ever becomes universally recognized as critical among the people.

I realize that this may not be a favorable position among many, probably mostly urban, Democrats, but it is what it is. I grew up in the country, still live in the country, where just about everyone has firearms, Democrats, Independents, Republicans, other. Many women, men, and kids that grew up/grow up in rural areas know how to use firearms, and use them responsibly. I own my own hunting rifle, (and I know how to hunt; I was pretty good at it when I was young). That's the only gun I have. I haven't fired it since 1984 (I'm a vegetarian) and pretty much wouldn't harm any critterl unless I really, really needed to take a life for food. If it became necessary for me to use a firearm to be able to feed myself, family, or neighbors, I'd use it again, (after some serious practice).

I want to retain this option.

From the bottom of my heart, I never, ever want to have to feel like it is necessary to hurt another person. But if it ever comes down to protecting my family, my people, and my country against some form of universally recognized clear and present danger and imminent threat of total non-democratic violent oppression, I will not hesitate to join with my fellow citizens in resistance, and do whatever it takes to obtain democratic liberty.

One reason that I Occupy is to try to prevent the situation in this country from ever getting to that point. I don't want my children and grandchildren to have to live as helpless serfs in service of ruthless, greedy, conscienceless plutarchs.

The 2nd Amendment is part of our Constitution primarily for these very reasons, and I believe these reasons are totally valid.