Ron,
I couldn't agree more with your words here.
EXCEPT...about the "tyranical government" part. This mindset fuels idiots like the Aryan Nation, the old Black Panthers organization, and myriad other loonies out there in this country who because of some misplaced sense of machismo and/or convoluted idea of "freedom" and/or individual or collective sense of paranoia, think that their little cashe of weapons(or illegally owned military weaponry) is going to keep that "bad ol' government" from your doorstep.
If that "bad ol' government" wants your a$$ on a plate, it'll put it there. And I believe this very misconception that these fringe groups perpetuate into the consciousness of average Americans IS the crux of any debate about guns in this country...."well regulated militia" or not.
What I believe keeps us "free" from this sceanario ever happening in this great country are the 3 branches of government, and the faith that I have that those long dead men in powdered wigs wrote a Constitution of ideals that both limit power to the powerful, and give the rest of us recourse in a lawful manner when they forget it.
Cheers,
Dwight
