“And herein lies the crux of the Second Amendment to the US Constitution, the part that most Australians don’t understand. All of those we spoke to believe that it is a citizen’s duty, as explicitly stated in the founding document of the United States, to be armed in order to keep the government in check. They say that the country was founded after their British rulers became corrupt and an armed uprising saved a whole nation from tyranny. They say it will happen again, and they’re ready to protect their freedom if and when it does. And they might stand a decent chance, given there’s more guns that people in the US right now.” – Nick Maher in Unplanned America: It turns out that America’s gun nuts are really hard to argue with [at news.com.au]
