Re:Good luck with that (Score 3, Interesting)

That's why the "nickled and dimed" are important. It happened. Nobody complained. Nobody disobeyed orders, forced the issue. Folks who needed the ability to protect themselves, who were leaving town, removing their property from danger, and the chance to have that property stolen and used against others, had it taken. They did the responsible thing, and the government took away their firearms. The fact is, when ordered, they acted without raising a fuss.

We have a "real emergency" now. The War on Terror. Keeps me awake at night (sarcasm there).

And look at the rights we have thrown away with it. That is the point. Military personnel are listening to Americans conversations and transcribing them even when unrelated to terrorism, the FBI can raid your home, and never tell you, you can be served with papers that you are not allowed to talk about publicly that order you to do unconstitutional things. The only difference between the amendments we are allowing to be violated and the 2nd is the amount of breath people waste on it.

The second is being whittled away. And if you think that when the time comes, the military, police, FBI, boy scouts, or your neighbors are going to defend it against the powers that be - then you need to a step back from your personal rose colored allegiances and see the truth of what is already happening.

Argue that such-and-such a semi-auto weapon is too dangerous for the public, and should be banned, and all you are left with is a growing list of illegal items for the public... Actually, strike "public," replace it with the word powerless.