# The 2nd Amendment solution to Tyrannical Government

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**Created:** [June 24, 2016, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2nd-amendment-solution-to-tyrannical-government/758244 "2016-06-24T15:53:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2016, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2nd-amendment-solution-to-tyrannical-government/758244/33 "2016-06-25T01:25:01Z")

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> [@Whack-a-Mole](#):
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> The notion of an armed populace being a deterrent against a tyrannical government is long, long gone.
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> It all comes down to the military and whose side they are on.
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> If the military is on the side of the current government the BEST you can hope for is what Syria has right now. Not pretty. Thing is more often than not the military is on the side of the current government.
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> It is complete BS that we need gun ownership to defend ourselves from a tyrannical government. It won’t help.

True or not,that is an argument for another thread, I think. At least, it is not the reason I started this one.

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