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All well and good until you're facing the U.S. military. 2A falls apart in these situations.
Isn’t that the whole point?
Can't really just buy a tank...
Trying to brandish 2A as a means of overturning tyranny is just cosplay for fantasy football players.
Sustained civil unrest is the path you want
honestly, at this point, I think people just said that because it sounded better than "I'd rather have children get slaughtered in school on the regular than accept any limitation on the guns that make me feel like a real man".
Worked in the 18th century. Not so much now.