"...in the 18th century, firearms were a credible deterrent to a despotic government. In the 21st, they aren’t..."
I believe the difficulty the US has had with insurgents in the middle-east, and the IRA, have been ample evidence to the contrary. Tanks are useless against a target you cannot find.
Re: One person’s notion of the point of restrictions on gun ownership. (part 3)
I believe the difficulty the US has had with insurgents in the middle-east, and the IRA, have been ample evidence to the contrary. Tanks are useless against a target you cannot find.