Most do not appreciate that the second the Second Amendment has nothing to do with hunting nor protection in the street mugger context.  It is about protecting one’s self from malevolent government.  We are living in a time of government reading all communications, TSA searches on planes and trains and beginning in 2003 the start of domestic government use of drones for spying on anyone.  Going to a rally or protest?  Assume you are being watched and biometrically scanned.  Combine that with the government’s successful efforts in destroying our economy, but not that of their bankster buddies and it is no wonder there are those that feel they must gather protection from the government.  We common folk certainly can’t expect to attack and win against the military/militarized police.  Hopefully the current regime will collapse from its own folly as did the Soviet Union but without the widespread suffering.  We must be capable of  defending against the mobs that will ensue as a result of government generated economic and social collapse.

Here is an excellent summary of second amendment how and why.  Here is what can happen when the citizenry is disarmed. Read the rest of this entry »