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Originally posted by NY Madman:
That was a good post Shahram. You made good points.

However in some of those conflicts you mentioned, the rebels had some help with armaments from foreign governments intervening in the conflicts. But the point is still valid nonetheless.

Government gun-grabbing brings up some interesting scenarios. If the federal government were to outlaw private gun ownership let's say... via Supreme Court mandate, there runs the possibility that some state governments could openly declare defiance. How the federal government would handle such a conflict with states is unclear. How states would react to whatever the federal government does is also unclear.

It's possible that depending on who sits in the White House, the Executive Branch could also defy such a Supreme Court decision.

That is why gun grabbing legislation comes a little piece at a time. You never know where the gun grabbing is going to come from.

I also suspect many in the US armed forces would never wage war against their own citizens over a 2nd Amendment rebellion and a total gun grab by the federal government. Some will, but most or many will not.
If the Supreme Court were to do that...I think you'd see one of the fastest enacted Amendments in History - one that would be much more clear then the current 2nd.
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