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Originally Posted by Willravel
I don't care for guns. I find that, in these pre-revolution times, they're much more trouble than they're worth. They make it too easy to kill, to easy to fundamentally change the balance of power between individuals. They are a tyranny of sorts. If you have a gun and I do not, you can have a great deal of power over me. Perhaps I've got a little libertarian in me because I don't like it when people can get power over me that they didn't earn. While I trust you personally with that power because I think I know you, I don't know everyone with a gun enough to trust them.
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while I applaud you for your pacifism, it's not your (or anyone elses) prerogative to demand that I remain defenseless as well.
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Originally Posted by Willravel
To answer your question more directly, I'm not well-regulated with a gun because a gun isn't the difference between liberty and tyranny.
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this would be an opinion, not a fact.
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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
Let's not stray too far from your statement. You said nobody can tell you what you can and can't do, which is false. It would be more accurate to say: "Outside of the law, nobody gets to tell me what I can and can't do. However, if I choose to defy the law, I must be face the consequences."
So I suppose you are free in that you can choose whether or not to obey the law. However, you aren't so free of the consequences.
Whether or not this requires a gun is another matter.
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Even within the so called law, I still have the choice to submit or remain free. Especially if the law is so blatantly violative of the constitution or my rights.