[quote=Byrd Man]
Guns are ingrained in the US culture, for better or worse. The Second Amendment, like the Third one that prohibited soldier quartering in US, was done to prevent the UK from coming back to finish the US off. The idea of a militia and citizen soldiers is one that a lot of Americans strongly identify with. I think a lot of citizens, and maybe even the founders, take the Second Amendment as the citizen's check on the government. A government is less likely to force a heavily armed citizenry into doing something they view as being tyrannical.
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But The UK isn't planning on taking you back anymore.
And surely you can also see how ridiculous the argument "I have a gun so we don't get another hitler!" is.
If the government did turn around and start banning ALL guns, who would actually fight a revolution? Would you put your family in danger just for your guns? And the government has more guns then you and bigger ones. When the armoured truck roles down the street, good look with your AR.

I would like to clarify I am playing devils advocate at this point, I love guns and own some myself. But I enjoy expanding on my own knowledge by learning from others and seeing the other viewpoint.