You don't have our history. The British wanted to disarm us and we pushed back because or the arms they wanted to take. Here, in the USA we are free to protect ourselves from harm, even if that harm comes from our government. Being armed is a silent force, not the gun waving, psycho, kill everyone image the left portrays. If it were there would be riots and mass murders ten times a day all over the place. Fact is only a select few crazies do the wrong thing.
