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First of all your making the assumption that if the situation described above were to arise, that just because automatic weapons were illegal, that people in a desperate situation against a rogue government would be unable to find and use them. If you think that is true, then it seems you are not acknowledging human history or society as a whole.
Additionally, Syria's situation is completely different, and it's really ridiculous to even compare. Syria represents a dictatorial style of government where un-opposed elections are held, so yeah, I'm going to go out on a limb and say that an identical situation will not arise anytime in the near future in the U.S.
Wasdie
Actually you don't know a thing about weapons imports.
Why do you think Russia is vetoing UN action in Syria? Weapon sales.
The problem with the USA is it's surrounded by water. It's a logistical nightmare. You would never be able to get the kind of weapons you would need inside the country if they didn't already exist here. Luckily they do.
Second, the reason why we have that right written into the constitution is to prevent a situation like Syria from ever arising. The idea isn't that we can defend our property if some criminal comes along, the very idea of having the right to weapons is so that when you are being pushed you can push right back. It's a massive deterrent. You won't see a situation like Syria because we have the access to guns in the first place.
As for having legal fully automatic weapons it's kind of pointless if you know anything about firearms. There is a reason why the M16A4 rifle doesn't even have a fully automatic mode and no solider outside of a support gunner is going to use fully automatic on any assault rifle that actually supports that mode.
As long as we can buy 5.56x45, 5.56x39, and 7.62x39 ammo and the weapons to fire that ammo, having full auto is a moot point.
Actually yes, plenty of outside supporters could get the weaponry into the U.S. Items are smuggled in on a daily basis, in fact there is weaponry being smuggled into Syria this very moment. And you seem to forget that while largely surrounded by water, the U.S. has two sides that feature land borders.
Additionally, you seem to act a though having this "right" will prevent a situation like Syria's from arising, when in reality the right itself will do little in the way of prevention, and would only theoretically come into play afterwards. Hell, in Yemen AK-47s are completely legal, and yet there is as much turmoil there as anywhere.
Another interesting point is where do you want to draw the line, should RPG-7s also be available to civilians, after all the government has them. What about the right for civilians to build there own biological or nuclear weapons is that also something that should be allowed for "self defense" against the government.
Oh, and your last paragraph essentially proves my original point.
BTW, in the future I would avoid overreaching, rather rude and abrasive statements like "Actually you don't know anything about weapon imports" when that hadn't even been a topic of conversation prior to your last post.
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