Originally Posted by ManInCamo

I think that you enjoy your freedom of speech far too much, and that your speech should be controlled by the Gov't instead. Free speech holds no relevance to your day to day life, like it once did, so you don't need it.

Same argument. You say I don't need a gun, I say you don't need free speech.

I say we most definitely need guns to keep us free. Look at dictatorships around the world, throughout history -- which I know you won't do any actually research on, but will call me a liar on anyway -- One of the first things done was to disarm the people. Disarmed people can't fight back against a repressive government. Also, what if all hell breaks loose and we have a war on US soil and half the military gets wiped out and its down to new-era of militias to defend us against invaders.

You only think you're safe right now because people with guns are there to defend the nation and the world a whole. You entrust the government to do everything for you, including provide 100% of your safety, and boom -- that’s socialism by definition. Even if you don't want to admit it. The amendments were passed in order of importance IMHO, and like I said earlier, you don't think that I need to own a gun, I don't think you need the right to free speech, or the rights of a trial by jury, etc.

People much wiser than you, who had been through a whole hell of a lot more tyranny, affirmed my RIGHT, not a privilege, of owning a gun to defend myself.