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It does not require you to be convinced. A few rag tag terrorists kept the US fighting in Iraq Afghanistan which are a fraction the size of the USA. You really think the government could control an armed people that didnt want it in power. Lol at the thought that today the government is any less corrupt than other points in history.
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Those rag tag terrorists rely heavily on explosives, fully-automatic weapons and RPGs. They also have no hope of actually defeating the US military. So if the plan is to have a long drawn out civil war with tons of dead and no practical hope of victory, then sure.
Also, I wasn't saying the govt is really all that trustworthy. I was saying that a mob of citizens is less trustworthy. I do believe in fighting corruption but I don't think an AR-15 is the right tool to do so. I think this is a line that NRA types have been putting out there and honestly I think it's quite harmful to encourage that kind of thinking.
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Exactly why a huge part of my argument is better enforcment of already made laws.
"The defendants allegedly acted as "straw purchasers," falsely declaring on federal forms they were purchasing the weapons for themselves"
Surely that could be stopped
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Maybe. I think we can and should do a better job at monitoring gun sales. And for guns which pose a risk but also have practical legitimate uses like handguns, that is the method I would endorse. But like I said... I don't think these kinds of rifles are serving an important practical need. They're basically a sporting item. I don't think the recreational use they might serve justifies keeping them legal given the side effects. That's just my opinion. I'm not saying it's the only answer. I would compromise and support a measure to increase the regulation on their sale while keeping them legal if it was either that or nothing.