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foolm0r0n posted...

The 2nd amendment is arguably the most important in the whole Bill of Rights. Without it, none of the other rights are valid. It might deserve the #1 spot, but there's no question it should be in the top 2.

The 2nd amendment exists to ensure individuals have a legal check against the inherent violence of government enforcement.

This made sense in the 18th century, when civilians and governments had roughly equal access to weapons technology. It makes absolutely no sense today, when the government can afford tanks, jet fighters, helicopters, and drones. No amount of man-portable, civilian-affordable weaponry can come close to equaling those. Even if we take your suggestion of dissolving the standing military, there's still the issue of the government being able to outspend any civilian militia - it's far easier and more feasible for the government to purchase and train people to use those weapons than it is for an ordinary citizen, or even a fairly large group of citizens.

I submit to you that the Second Amendment is not the check on government tyranny that it once was, and that if you seriously believe an armed civilian uprising has any chance at all of winning a lasting victory over sufficiently equipped, organized, and directed modern armed forces then you are living in fantasy land.
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