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Originally Posted by ObieX
This is what i meant, William. It was written to keep the power in the hands of the people. The police in this case are infringing upon the rights of the citizenry on behalf of the government. It may be the local government but last i checked Pittsburgh was still part of America. A government is less likely to act against it's citizens if those citizens are well armed.
So, yes.. this is pretty much the exact reason the 2nd amendment was written. It may not be against federal officers or the army... but in this day and age its kinda hard to tell the difference between the police and the army.
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As I stated before, I do not know the whole story of the situation. Nor do you. How are the police infringing on anyone - by quieting a rebellion?
And no, this is not why we have the 2nd Amendment. Our Constitution and Amendments were written after the Revolutionary War - against another Country. One that our forefathers chose to cede from.
A government is less likely to act against it's citizens if those citizens are well armed.
Really? Then why isn't Cuba a State?