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The last thing america needs is an excuse for the government to tamper with the 2nd amendment - the right to bare arms in order to defend against the government. and yes this is how it's actually written in the constitution and for a good reason - the founding fathers knew that the government will try to take control.

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They wrote:

    "... the right to bare arms in order
    to defend against the government."

Are you sure that baring your arms will have any effect at all? Why does wearing short sleeves have anything to do with government?

And on a slightly more serious note, can anyone honestly envisage the American people bonding together to topple the government, using their legally owned weapons against what the US government can bring to bear against them?

Honestly?

well you should check them history books - only 15% of americans supported the idea of kicking out the brits. i'm not saying we need to topple the government, i'm saying we should keep the opportunity to do so as stated by the constitution (did you check that it explicitly says in order to defend against the government or you just assumed this was nonsense? better check that)

lol, don't forget your right to bear a tin foil hat too

lol the joke is on you, your rights are diminishing by the second and you still swallow government pr

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