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Originally Posted by Guest
Yes, I'm sure a "rouge" general contemplating a military coup will be stopped by a law written on paper. The second amendment was also written to provide a safeguard against the tyranny of government---even our own
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You would not stop his tanks, helicopters and planes with what can be legally purchased in various gun shows. You might stop him through another government agency using the US Constitution as a basis for the Rule of Law.
Second Amendment | Law Library of Congress
The US Constitution is what protects us from becoming like some country beset by coup after coup. More to the point though, it is the continued respect for the Constitution in this country. When we lose that we are probably going to go the way of other failed experts in Democracy.
It is not the rule of the moneyed interests in keeping us all in heavy weaponry which is fueled by NRA lobbyists.