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Freedom cannot be bought like a gun but it can be taken away without one. A disarmed public is no threat to a government and is easier to control. If several 9/11 style attacks occurred and martial law was declared indefinitely even after terrorism was stopped/defeated what would make the super empowered politicians give back the power they usurped? Hopefully peaceful protesting could get it done but if not there is always the threat of force. In more ancient times garden implements would have been used but guns at least even the playing field some.
The argument about 10 round mags limiting damage doesn't make much sense. If some nut case takes an assault weapon in a shopping mall and starts firing can you run away far enough in the 5 seconds it takes to change the mag? The sniper in Washington was a good example. He was armed with a M16 knockoff with a post ban 10 shot mag. His kills were all with 1-2 shots. He might as well have used a single shot muzzleloader.
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