re: Do you think the British wish they had arms?

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Do you think the British wish they had arms?

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And how would it be any different?

(Spoiler alert: It wouldn't be any different.)

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What next? Do you want me to say Babe Ruth wasn't any good at hitting home runs? Michael Jordan was an awful scorer? Peyton Manning couldn't throw touchdowns?

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You're a strange bird

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There is a subset of Gun Culture fanatics on here that think a gun is the answer to every problem or issue in life. It is bizarre. Just like a Gun would be worthless when someone is electronically raiding or taxing your 401k it would be worthless in Parliament as well.

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Simplistic assessment...ludicrous on it's face. The only power that Parliament has to enforce it's mandates...is that of a gun. Same with the US Government, or any Government/Nation. If an unarmed People disagree with the Government Mandate, they have no hope of redress of grievance. If they are armed, and make know their intent to apply those arms in resistance to Mandates which they perceive as being unjust and injurious, then the Parliament/Government must make the choice to either compromise re the Mandates...or employ their guns.

I guess that the Founders were "Gun Culture Fanatics", iyo.

We are headed to the same place as the Brits, if the Dems are able to oust Trump/Trump Nation. The critical difference being that (currently), those in opposition to Authoritarian (Socialist) Government, are indeed well armed. And could effectively throw a wrench in the whole process.

No. They are to the point now of wanting to put gps trackers on... knives. Not even joking.
GPS Knives

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If an unarmed People disagree with the Government Mandate, they have no hope of redress of grievance.

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But pointing a gun or shooting someone would solve it? It would only make it worse. Guns are not magic shields.
Guns are useless in legislative matters. They are even more useless in the age of technology. If someone wants to steal your checking, savings, or 401k account your gun is useless. You showing up to Parliament or Congress with a gun isn't going to do anything but get you put down like a dog.

The fact that millions of Patriots owning tons of guns and ammo makes the Left afraid (as evidenced by many of the puzzies on this thread), makes it AAAAAALLLL worth it.

The Brits are subjects. Their basic political philosophy is different and they've never had anything akin to the Second Amendment. Thus, they are not generally going to care as much about the importance of the right to bear arms and are more likely to point, e.g., to their drastically lower murder rate compared to ours. So, the answer to your question is "no," the Brits are unlikely to wish they had arms. I do value our right to bear arms, but I'm an American.

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Legislators on both sides of the aisle play footsie with that line on occasion, but everyone knows that they ignore it at their own peril. 

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yeah right...

Care to define that line?

NAFTA? Adios jobs and your decent wages for 20+ years. Was that the line?

ObamaCare? You had no say in the matter so just shut up while you get robbed blind. Republicans campaigned constantly to repeal... lip service. Was that the line?

Open Borders? 85% of illegals living off your labor. Infecting our school children with deadly diseases. Was that the line?

How about taxes? Guessing 60+ percent of your production is taken by some kind of tax. Drivers license, fishing license, car tags, parking meters, speeding tickets, property, monthly cell phone, income, death, airport fees, etc. etc. etc. Is that the line?

Rampant corruption culture in DC? You paying for Planned Parenthhlood's Eugenics Program? Wall Street's bailout? Maybe auto manufacturers bailout that you paid for?

Why don't you go ahead and define that line you referenced? Regardless of what you say... the pussification of America is strong and no one will ever do jack. Guns or no guns, you're still a Subject to your Rulers.

Yes, we've been the frog in the pot for a while now, and frankly, if enough would have stood up in revolt for a few of the things you cite, I would have as well.

But I think we both know that those intent on destroying our country know that it's not that we won't stand up and take our country back, it's that we hope and pray to avoid it at almost all costs.

There is a reason for the gun control effort. There is a reason for the effort to pussify the males in this country. The fact that those things are happening, should tell you that those who want control know that they cannot achieve their agenda without those things happening. The more successful they are, the more they can nip around the edges of the freedoms we supposedly enjoy as Americans.

It certainly appears you have already waived the white flag. You don't speak for me, and many I know. I don't think the socialist democrats will be the only ones shocked when push comes to shove.

Civilian gun ownership shift the balance of power from the state to the people. It changes the way government interacts with the population, and limits them.