>>64052153We pay lip service to the idea of having guns for the purpose of opposing the government, but frankly the Civil War settled that issue. You can vote your way into statehood, and joining the U.S. but you can't vote your way out, and if you (along with your entire state) give the feds the finger and secede ...they will send Sherman to fuck you in the ass.
So you ask, "what's the point" - the point is NOT to """resist tyranny"""
Honestly, the point is to defend ourselves. OP asks what I'd do if someone kicks in the door - I'd try like hell to fight them.
> You're just as domesticated as Europeans.lol, not hardly. Your bad guys might have guns, but even if they don't it hardly matters. They'll have knives, and they'll be bigger than you, and there's nothing you can do about it. Pic very related.
Sure, US citizens can't defend themselves against the government. We are resigned to that. But we can still defend ourselves against burglars etc.
US = bad guy with gun vs. me with a gun
Europe = bad guy with a gun (maybe) or a knife, and who is larger and stronger than you vs. you with nothing