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Originally Posted by GundamFan0083
Firearms are singled out for political reasons and for the simple fact that there are those in power who fear an armed population.
That sentiment is as old as civilization itself.
As Aristotle once wrote: "Both Oligarch and Tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of arms." (Politics, Aristotle p. 218)
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I personally consider this argument "libertarian BS". Let's face it, it's people's (often misguided) mistrust in government that makes this argument come alive, while using actual dictatorships in straw man arguments.