Who does the government fear?
Thomas Jefferson once said “when governments fear the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.”
While I’m not trying make a case for or against the Second Amendment, nor do I believe that we actually live in a tyrannical society, I do feel that those in government today, at all levels, do not fear the people. Decisions are made, laws are passed, and taxes are increased without appropriate vetting, without public input, and without fully understanding long term implications.
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