The Anti-Gun Attack On ‘Defense Against Tyranny’

By Tom Knighton

It’s an old, tired refrain. Almost anyone who has been involved in the gun debate for more than five minutes has heard it.

I’m referring to those who claim that we should be willing to give up our so-called “weapons of war” because they’re both simultaneously too dangerous for the American streets yet insufficient to defeat an American military that is used to advance tyranny.

A prime example of this argument comes from the Salt Lake Tribune:

I’m not against gun ownership per se, but I am against owning certain kinds of guns — namely the types that produce the body counts we’ve seen most lately in Ohio and Texas.

This doesn’t sit well with people who believe that owning high-volume, rapid-fire guns is the best defense against government tyranny.

This was a good argument when the public versus the government was somewhat of a fair fight, back when the best that both sides could muster in an armed conflict were swords or muskets.

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That parity is long gone.

Our history would be different today had even one of the king’s men lugged an M240 7.62×51 mm machine gun.

Not a fair comparison, you say? Neither is the notion that violent resistance …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms

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