All Govt. power comes from the barrel of a gun. Agree or Not? Should Govt. have the monopoly on this power?

Question

Try and name any kind of government power that in the end does not rest in the fact that the government can shoot you.

Taxes, Criminal Law, Building Standards, Zoning laws, Driving regulations ETC ETC The list could be endless

Resist any of these too far and eventually someone from the government will shoot you.

The question is should government and the politicians have a monopoly on the ability to use deadly force.

The Founding Fathers apparently didn't think so. They wrote the Second Amendment to the Constitution. They thought that the people should have the means, if necessary, to shoot politicians that got out of control.

If you agree say so.

If you don't agree then tell me how can you trust any politician or government with so much unchecked power. It doesn't matter which politician: Bush, Pelosi, Carter, Reagan, Whoever

Those that argue that more than just guns would be needed. The insurgents in Iraq are having success with guns & explosives.

Answer 1

I agree we should have the ability to keep and bear arms we also should use them if at all who come to take something by force it says WE THE PEOPLE not we will allow the gov to do what ever they please when they please how they please yet people still let the gov tell them what to do all in the name of safety who are they to tell you and me what is the right safe thing for our families b/s man my favorite quote is GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH

Answer 2

If the government uses the power for beneficial means to the American people, then defintely. However, a lot of the time, the government doesn't use it for beneficial means (and I'm not necessarily referring to America here.) That is a dictatorship/communis - type government. So, yes, so long as it retains morals, then the government should have a monopoly on the power.

Answer 3

First the finished question is unrealistic. to ascertain that person voters to be on an equivalent protection rigidity footing with the government we'd might desire to arm every person with nukes, or not less than tanks, bombers and attack choppers. attempting to apply that as an argument against gun administration purely won't artwork. There are a lot extra effective arguments, use them.

Answer 4

If you remove the word "govt" from your opening sentence, you will be quoting Mao Zee Dong. I don't think that it's true. Gandhi among others have proved that several times. I also don't think that we need firearms to protect ourselves from the govt in this country, but guns sometimes come in handy for citizens to protect themselves & others from criminals. Since I believe that self defense is a fundamental human right, I support the 2nd amendment.

Answer 5

the resistence in iraq have the faith that evil doesn't.