jimmydanger wrote:Mike Nobody wrote:I hope not.
Semi-automatics are more important to defend ourselves from the government.
Anybody who thinks the 2nd amendment is in place to protect duck hunters is a moron.
It's defense against the government itself.
Gee, I don't remember the last time we had to defend ourselves against the government. Oh that's right, it was never.
The 2nd Amendment was established at a time when we had hostile Indians and no police department. It's time to amend the amendment.
Oh, I think persons In Waco, Texas or at Rainbow Farm in Michigan would disagree!
If you read what the founding fathers had to say about it, they were VERY mindful of government overreach and wanted insurance against a repeat of the oppression they experienced under King George III.
Owning firearms was an insurance policy against the government turning into Big Brother...like NOW.
Honestly, cops are so incompetent and corrupt nowadays, they're more trouble than they are worth.