I've said it before and I'll say it again: when we finally lose the Second Amendment (and our few remaining rights as a result), it will almost certainly be due to the technological obsolescence of the weaponry readily obtainable by civilians.
The tools available to tyrants grow more powerful with each passing year; the means to resist tyranny is growing MUCH more slowly. Today it's autonomous boats demonstrating relatively simple behavior; tomorrow it will be swarms of robotic insects, "terminator" robots, and God knows what else -- not to mention ubiquitous surveillance. We freedom-seekers will have our rifles based on 1950s technology and little else.
Even now, most freedom-conscious folks are woefully unprepared for any possible confrontation with modern tyranny. For example, how many of us have AP ammo for our rifles? Everyone who doesn't is already at a fearful disadvantage and will essentially be unarmed if there's another major advance in lightweight body armor materials.
Contrary to what some like to believe, the military will NOT come to our defense. It won't protect the Constitution tomorrow any more than it has protected the Constitution up to this point. If we could count on the military to stand up for our freedom, we wouldn't need a Second Amendment. "Our" troops have always blindly obeyed orders and probably always will. History has seen them turn their weapons on their countrymen numerous times.
Things aren't past the point of no return yet, but we're heading in that direction at breakneck speed. And when we get there, Americans are going to really wish they'd worried less about the terrorist boogeyman and more about the real threat.
There is nothing new in this concept. One example is that, in WWII, squadrons of fighter aircraft accompanied B-17 Bombers on missions to provide protection for the bombers. The difference is the modern robotics that lets the swarming protectors be "pilotless".
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I've said it before and I'll say it again: when we finally lose the Second Amendment (and our few remaining rights as a result), it will almost certainly be due to the technological obsolescence of the weaponry readily obtainable by civilians.
The tools available to tyrants grow more powerful with each passing year; the means to resist tyranny is growing MUCH more slowly. Today it's autonomous boats demonstrating relatively simple behavior; tomorrow it will be swarms of robotic insects, "terminator" robots, and God knows what else -- not to mention ubiquitous surveillance. We freedom-seekers will have our rifles based on 1950s technology and little else.
Even now, most freedom-conscious folks are woefully unprepared for any possible confrontation with modern tyranny. For example, how many of us have AP ammo for our rifles? Everyone who doesn't is already at a fearful disadvantage and will essentially be unarmed if there's another major advance in lightweight body armor materials.
Contrary to what some like to believe, the military will NOT come to our defense. It won't protect the Constitution tomorrow any more than it has protected the Constitution up to this point. If we could count on the military to stand up for our freedom, we wouldn't need a Second Amendment. "Our" troops have always blindly obeyed orders and probably always will. History has seen them turn their weapons on their countrymen numerous times.
Things aren't past the point of no return yet, but we're heading in that direction at breakneck speed. And when we get there, Americans are going to really wish they'd worried less about the terrorist boogeyman and more about the real threat.
There is nothing new in this concept. One example is that, in WWII, squadrons of fighter aircraft accompanied B-17 Bombers on missions to provide protection for the bombers. The difference is the modern robotics that lets the swarming protectors be "pilotless".
- Old Greybeard
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