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Bear with me....
Went to see Les Miserables tonight with the wife and in laws and was struck by a 2a argument that could be made from an example in the movie. Especially when dealing with elitist types who think we are all uneducated rednecks.
Towards the end of the story the french revelutionaries have constructed a barricade against the brutal and fascist government forces. It remains at a stalemate (both sides using small arms and edged weapons for the most part) until the govt brings in superior firepower in the form of heavy cannons.
My inlaws are very anti-gun and can't figure out why anyone on earth NEEDS an ar-15. My point is the cannons were the ar-15 of that era and the peasants didn't have them. Not having them allowed the tyrannical forces to triumph and overrun the freedom fighters, killing 99% of them. A free people need to be armed (somewhat) equally for effective self defense.
Comments?
Went to see Les Miserables tonight with the wife and in laws and was struck by a 2a argument that could be made from an example in the movie. Especially when dealing with elitist types who think we are all uneducated rednecks.
Towards the end of the story the french revelutionaries have constructed a barricade against the brutal and fascist government forces. It remains at a stalemate (both sides using small arms and edged weapons for the most part) until the govt brings in superior firepower in the form of heavy cannons.
My inlaws are very anti-gun and can't figure out why anyone on earth NEEDS an ar-15. My point is the cannons were the ar-15 of that era and the peasants didn't have them. Not having them allowed the tyrannical forces to triumph and overrun the freedom fighters, killing 99% of them. A free people need to be armed (somewhat) equally for effective self defense.
Comments?