Quote Originally Posted by XTC
Why is the 2nd amendment there anyway? Oh yeah... it gives you the right to keep and bare arms..... to form and maintain a militia.... and for what purpose? In case we are invaded by some other country? NO! It is there so the people have the power to rise up against it's own government..... when it becomes corrupt with power and starts to take away rights and oppress it's own people...
That's typical Enlightenment philosophy, the philsophy upon which the USA were founded. Unfortunately, your government seems to regressing into some sort of Medieval mind set...

It's an excellent observation. Thanks XTC!