Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Where do you stand on banning guns? [View all]alabama_for_obama
(136 posts)That the statement of purpose, I.e. the well regulated militia bit was there to explain part of why the government should not be permitted to infringe on the right of the people to bear arms.
In most of the world the notion that there would be no king's army lording over and harassing the common people, that the security of the state would be entrusted to the people, was a pretty radical notion and still remains so to this day.
As to anyone who thinks that small arms are useless against a modern army, ask the Vietnamese and the Afghanis how they feel about that. No match in the short term perhaps, but over the long term, in the hands of people determined to keep control over their own lands and destiny they have proven very effective. The number of common people in this country who own guns and are proficient in their use may not be the only thing that keeps away foreign invaders here, but it is surely a factor.