Government power is corrupting and addictive. That's why our 2nd Amendment rights are so important.
Exactly, and this is why fighting them on their ground is so important. Think about it. Would you rather fight someone in your backyard, or in theirs? The fight might just rip your house down. If they beat you in their yard, you can still fall back to their neighbors yard and fight them again. Eventually you'll be pushed back to your own yard if you lose enough times.
I see these arguments play out on lots of forums, and sadly it seems there are more checkers players than chess players.
Make no mistake, the anti's have declared war on the 2nd amendment (as well as others) and they will not stop until we are defeated. We must be as resolute, but we need to use what God gave us if we are to win.
States like illinois and california are the front line. When you are trying to win a war, you don't pull all the troops back to the base and let your enemy surround you. No sir. You hit them where it hurts, and you keep doing it until they are reduced in number or so demoralized that they cannot fathom continuing to fight.
There was a time not so long ago that I was a "checkers" player when it came to my defense of the 2nd. So I hear your arguments and they carry weight. However it's not until you evolve in your thinking a bit that you see what needs done to guarantee the protection of the 2nd for future generations. The battle lines have been drawn. You cannot tuck tail and head for the hills because you don't like how the battle is going.
Granted, this is pretty easy for me to say as I'm in one of the best states in the country when it comes to pro-gun activity and populous. So please feel free to take what I say with a grain of salt.
