The right to bear arms? Where's every ones atomic bombs?

Question

Seriously, I think I need an atomic bomb to protect myself from Russia, China and Earth itself.

How come they don't allow it though?

Surely a gun is just the same as an atomic bomb?

Atomics bombs don't kill people. People kill people.

Seriously, my protection is at stake without it.

And I think because I have one for protection, than all my enemies should have one for protection also. Otherwise how will they protect themselves from me?

(note my sarcasm)

So how come no one cares about my argument, when it is just as reasonable as having a machine gun?

If my reasoning is flawed, so is the reasoning of people who wish not to impose gun restrictions.

Do you think there would be more deaths if atomic bombs were readily available? Yes, some mentally insane people would surely misuse that power.

Isn't that just the same with guns? If there were gun restrictions, there would be less chances of people trying to murder others.

Australia has gun restrictions and less deaths (scaled).

Answer 1

You use circular reasoning instead of sound logic.All tyrannies took place after disarming the populace.The Founding Fathers set the ground rules that have worked extremely well for over 200 years.Protection from the government was more the reason than fighting an external enemy.And it certainly wasn't meant for your fear of foreign nations.That's what militias and armies are for.

Answer 2

Although your argument is interesting, there is a fallacy. The right to keep and bear arms, is in reference to legitimate firearms. Bombs of any kind do not fit into this category, as they are explosive devices. As to Australia, or England for that matter, there are more gun crimes per capita, then in the United States.

Answer 3

Appeal to ridicule, also called the Horse Laugh[1], is a logical fallacy which presents the opponent's argument in a way that appears ridiculous, often to the extent of creating a straw man of the actual argument. For example:

If Einstein's theory of relativity is right, that would mean that when I drive my car it gets shorter and heavier the faster I go. That's crazy!
If the theory of evolution were true, that would mean that your great great great grandfather was a gorilla!

Answer 4

My interpretation of the right to bare arms implies that the people of the USA have the right to rebel against their government forcefully or defend themselves or their property. The right to bare arms does not therefore neccacirily condone or condemn the use of any sort of weapon, only that they may rebel forcefully.