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Re:Court: Feds Can Spy On Americans Without Warrants With No... by stanleydrew on Friday August 10, 2012 @12:44PM (#4366969)
I'm pretty sure the right to bear arms does not give the people the legal right to violently overthrow the government, which appears to be what you are suggesting.
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Re:Court: Feds Can Spy On Americans Without Warrants With No... by mindcrime on Friday August 10, 2012 @01:00PM (#4367055)
I'm pretty sure the right to bear arms does not give the people the legal right to violently overthrow the government, which appears to be what you are suggesting.

If it reaches that point, I don't think we're going to be worrying about what the current government considers "legal" or not.

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Re:Court: Feds Can Spy On Americans Without Warrants With No... by ebrenes on Friday August 10, 2012 @12:51PM (#4367008)
I'm pretty sure that after the government has been violently overthrown there's really not much validity to what that government considered to be legal.

At any rate, the right to bear arms is associated with the concept of defending yourself from tyranny. According to some interpretations that's part of the intent of the right to bear arms, part of what it facilitates.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Amendment_to_the_United_...

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Re:Court: Feds Can Spy On Americans Without Warrants With No... by gee_totes on Friday August 10, 2012 @01:03PM (#4367075)
Actually, if you live in New Hampshire, the right to violently overthrow the government is written into the state's constitution:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Hampshire_Constitution#Arti...

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Re:Court: Feds Can Spy On Americans Without Warrants With No... by molo on Friday August 10, 2012 @12:53PM (#4367018)
That is actually one of the primary purposes of giving the people the right to bear arms. If you are not successful, however, expect to bear the consequences.
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