Revolting?

[Spexxvet]

Originally Posted by Radar

For the best reason of all for having guns... to defend against a tyrannical government and to overthrow it when it becomes necessary.

Originally Posted by Kitsune

No offense on this comment or anything, but does anyone really buy this, anymore? The citizens of this country? Standing up against the government? People don't even protest, anymore, much less take action on anything. Tyranny would be introduced like boiling a frog and not so suddenly that would cause anyone to actually notice and take arms. Should the government ever get around to repealing the second amendment, we'll have lost so many other freedoms and be so brainwashed that we'll probably gladly hand them over when the knock comes at the door.

This exchange was from another thread.

Do you think there could or would be an armed revolt in America?
Would the revolters be criminals?
Would it be better to make change within our current system?