imbalance of power

in the wake of yet another avoidable, gun-related disaster, on perusing the comments section on one article relating to the topic i found a person arguing in favor of the second amendment and gun rights as a way to keep the balance of power between the citizens and government. like clockwork, i see these comments every time after this bullshit happens. i have no idea if these people are naive or simply stupid. my guess is the latter.

does any gun owner in this country honestly believe that their colt .45 is going to stop an abrams m1? are they going to be able to stop a cruise missile? can they shoot down an f-117?

military hardware since the beginning of the 20th century has shifted the balance so much that there is no way any militia in this country could ever overtake this government, ever. sure, one or two militias may have a .50 caliber machine gun laying around in someone's basement, but that is hardly enough firepower to overtake the american military, which reports directly to the commander in chief.

the argument is nonsense.

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