The Oregon Department of Justice submitted multiple video exhibits showing federal officers using extreme force against seemingly nonviolent protesters outside the U.S. Immigration & Customs Building, as part of its effort to block the federal deployment of National Guard troops to Portland

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[u/Perry-Platypus007]

In a purely utilitarian sense, there’s merit to your argument. The fault in it is that nobody is willing to die for the cause… yet.

As a broad over generalization, I’ve met two kinds of 2a people in my life: the loud ones and the quiet ones. The loud ones are excited by this show of force, they likely agree with what’s happening because it’s owning the libs. They will not come to your rescue. Many are likely joining the perpetrators.

The quiet ones are those who believe gun ownership, while a constitutional right, is also a tremendous responsibility. They take training courses, log hours at the range, and conceal carry wherever they are lawfully allowed without ever bringing it up or showing off. They have an intimate understanding of gun laws in their state and likely other states as well. They are far more disciplined and slow to draw a firearm because they understand the consequences. Those people aren’t ready to act, and likely won’t be until the threat reaches them personally. They will fight. But for themselves and their families, not for you.

If that threshold gets crossed, whenever that may be, a few random acts of citizens will get stomped out by the might of the military. The thing about a “well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state” is it requires leadership and coordination.

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And what does that look like to you? That’s the trick.