Willravel

Guns can't stop the government. That's silly and makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.

IEDs stop the government. It's really that simple. Untraceable, easy to create and implement, and you don't even need to be anywhere near the bomb when it goes off. I dare someone with a shotgun to do as much damage to and instill as much fear into the government as a man that can blow up a building. Even with 100 guns, you can't do that. Explosives are the way to keep a government in check through violence.

Here's the big thing: violence is fucking wrong. It fascinates me how many people think that fighting our own military or police people with guns or anything for that matter is a good thing. It's almost as if it was just an excuse to be John McClane or Rambo, which is childish and disgusting. The only way to control your government is by not allowing them to control you. Grow a pair and start a fucking movement if you feel you're not being represented. Gandhi was able to defeat the occupying Brits through totally nonviolent means. That's how you do it. You don't pull out your glock and walk into the White House.

I used to play with toy guns when I was younger. It was fun to pretend I was a sheriff or policeman or military officer. I know better now what guns can and cannot do. Not only that, but I understand what it's like to be shot by a member of my community.

Edit: Imagine that everyone in the US was few up with the Iraq war and wanted it to end tomorrow. Imagine that a very charismatic anti-war leader spoke up and was able to convince 60% of the population to stop paying taxes as a form of nonviolent civil disobedience until the government developed and passed a set of definite deadlines for pulling out. That's the best way to defend yourself from the government: use the power of the people. We are a big, big population and as much as the government would like us to think otherwise, they are almost completely dependent on us. We hold power over them.