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And how is anyone with guns bought wherever going to stop the US military, cops, etc. if the US government does overreach? This is a false projection of why the Second Amendment was written It was to muster groups of militia in the colonies to act against the English. This means armies fighting armies with similar weapons. We have the National Guard to do this with respect to defending ourselves against foreign invaders. There are various laws to prevent some rogue general from becoming the next Julius Caesar.

I feel very sorry for the friends/lovers/family members of the two journalists gunned down by a gay black man who sounds like he had very serious problems with anger management coupled with an illegitimate feeling of persecution. Actions speak a lot louder than any rhetoric.