PluggyRug PluggyRug:
So you think Americans have guns to protect themselves from their government?
There are many militias in the US whose sole purpose is to be armed and ready to counter any governmental tyranny.
From the
Michigan Militia website. This group fell into decline over allegations that members were involved in the Oklahoma bombing which have proved false. They aren't an extreme militia but at the root of it they are ready to fight the government to defend their rights as Americans.
$1:
27. WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF, TOMORROW, THE PRESIDENT, GOVERNOR, SHERIFF, ATF, FBI OR JANET RENO DECIDES TO OUTLAW THE CITIZEN MILITIA?
They can't! In order to outlaw the citizen militia, they would have to do away with the inalienable rights of freedom of speech, to keep and bear arms, and to peaceably assemble, among others. In addition, none of those entities have the power to make laws, only Congress and State Legislatures can pass laws, and they don't have the authority to deny any inalienable rights. This question underscores the importance and necessity for the militia as the final guarantor of freedom and final guard against a corrupt central government. They can't outlaw inalienable rights, no matter how hard they try.
The Militia Movement