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Originally Posted by GatorB
Ah but anyone that tries to do that is killed or jailed by the government in CLEAR violation of the 2nd amendment. Also since I can't own RPGs, tanks or nukes how am I expected to defend myself from a tyannical government with some handguns and shotguns and deer rifles?
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it seems obvious to me the intent isn't to permit one-man "armies" from taking up a fight against the entire nation in opposition to their lone views, but rather to insure that a small government could not impose its will upon on a significantly larger population who are in agreement that what their government is doing, is wrong, and wrong enough that it's worth fighting for.
as for your question about the types of arms, there is not a military in the world that is capable of fighting a well armed civilian population of our number, and it is very likely that many of the individuals in the military would refuse to take arms or go 'awol' if asked to fight in some type of civil war in which popular opinion was overwhelmingly against the government.
the second amendment is a very simple, elegant solution to deter any form of truly tyrannical government from ever coming to pass.