From 50501- The time to practice your right to bear arms is now. Call to Action Were watching an erosion of freedoms and the Constitution while checks and balances prove to be ineffective. We cannot rely on the military to uphold our freedoms when they are given orders. History proves this. And we know that citizens supporting the current administration are armed. We must be prepared before its too late. Please practice your second amendment right, RIGHT NOW! Addition to the post: Dont forget about the value in having a weapon to be self sustainable in terms of gathering your own protein sources. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY own guns safely and maintain nonviolence! The protests thus far have been peaceful, which has made more protests safer and easier to organize. If we never use a single weapon, that will be the biggest win and give more credence to what we stand for. If it suits your life and values to own a gun, do not hold the responsibility lightly. You own it to prevent bodily harm to yourself and your loved ones, not create violence. One commenter writes: Ive turned to founding fathers like Thomas Paine for advice from history on this topic Arms like laws discourage and keep the invader and the plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property. The balance of power is the scale of peace. The same balance would be preserved were all the world destitute of arms, for all would be alike; but since some will not others dare not lay them aside. And while a single nation refuses to lay them down, it is proper that all should keep them up. Horrid mischief would ensue were one half the world deprived of the use of them; for while avarice and ambition have a place in the heart of man, the weak will become a prey to the strong. The history of every age and nation establishes these truths, and facts need but little arguments when they prove themselves. Thoughts on Defensive War, 1775