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Did you go into the need of the militia for guns as a check and balance against the federal govt. Probably the media would not go that far in depth because people simply would not understand it.


Why bother going into depth of an argument that doesn't even exist?

We have the right to bear arms, even for no need if we desire, and that's the end of the argument. We don't need a reason, or a defined and recognized need to own something like an AR-15 or AK-47 or Mini-14 or any other kind of gun.

The fact that it discourages the government from becoming totalitarian and tyrannical is one of the added bonuses.
"the fundamental principle that a government and its agents are under no general duty to provide public services, such as police protection, to any particular individual citizen." Warren vs. The District of Columbia.