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0 pointsghostbrainalpha8y ago0 comments

Do they really curb the power though?

What is one reasonable scenario of a thing the government may want to do, that we could stop because we have a firearm.

I have a gun, and I don't think the government really has a right to tax me for an unjust undeclared war. If I don't pay my taxes, I don't think the United States military or law enforcement cares that I may be armed.

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malvosenior8y ago· 2 in thread

I think the police would be even more aggressive if they knew citizens were unarmed.

seanmcdirmid8y ago

I think the police are more aggresssive because they know any citizen can be armed

malvosenior8y ago

When there’s a power imbalance, it’s sadly human nature to exploit it and become aggressive. For instance: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_prison_experiment

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