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  • I, GunOwnerDan, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the CONSTITUTION of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion....So help me God.

  • "Today we need a nation of minute men; citizens who are not only prepared to take up arms, but citizens who regard the preservation of freedom as a basic purpose of their daily life and who are willing to consciously work and sacrifice for that freedom.

    The cause of liberty, the cause of American, cannot succeed with any lesser effort."

    - President John F. Kennedy

  • the local police are no longer Andy n Barney ..,now the Police are getting military grade equipment ,full surveillance ,private police,with military training are popping up , read through the lines ...80.000 army troops are getting cut ,yet in South America ,kids are being trained by US military.....,remember Obama said he wanted a civilian army (police forces) remember that as it unfolds

  • haha the screen goes black lmfao, i know a bit immature i was listening to their important views though i swear!! :D

  • Y'know... Sometimes the US is the best example of why power ought to be more centralized.

    In the end though it's all 'bout party politics & getting the money out -.-

  • Honestly though the weapons , APC, and body armor Is far from a waste.the world is a nasty place and shat goes south very fast. " it's being used for nothing" well they damn sure aren't gonna patrol in it. You ever hear the saying "better to have and not need than need and not have"

  • Yes, the militarization of local police is for one thing....to combat civilians! I hope you all know how to handle firearms and how to hit targets with combat proficiency out to at least 200 yards! You should buy firearms similar to your local police departments, i.e. AR15s, Mini-14's, .308-NATO rifles (bolt,AR,FAL,G3,etc) because they'll have the ammo and extra parts that you might need one day. May God protect the Patriots of this country from the NWO-driven Govt. of the USA!

  • This is very true, I noticed walmart is selling assault rifles online now.

  • I think you will find that they are not assault rifles but semi automatic Armalite 15s. Do you know the difference between semi and fully automatic firearms?  The NRA has a video were they take a wooden stalk of a gun and replace it with a folding stock and it looks like an assault rifle. Secondly I would ask why that blue tank in your video has the word RESCUE written on it in big ass letters. Sounds like someone is blowing things out of proportion.

  • hey... i'm from north dakota :D

  • Get the fuck out of the US while you still can!

  • Ana is a conspiracy theorist. :)

  • @mootant and that is a good thing or a bad?

  • @Partyffs every sane person is conspiracy theorist. It's more about being able to differentiate probable from improbable.

    Lots of people say "conspiracy theory" only in bad context making this term sound bad. It also serves purpose of shutting down people questioning things by calling them crazy in politically correct way.

  • Ugh no they need their pistols, tazers, and maybe some mace but THAT'S IT! The last thing we need is to give the cops fucking assault rifles.

  • I live near Fargo, ND, and I remember that the Air Force base is going to be a new proving ground for Predators... Now, there will need to be security for that and as such, money is being pumped in early, before the ramp in activity to close down any "espionage" that might occur. Militarization is the term, but not for the people, THIS is for the government.

  • Nice to prepare for the new world orderr. Stupid government pricks !

    

  • Get your facts right ass whole... a Tank has a turret gun on it. Those are APC's Armored Personal Vehicle. Used to protect out law enforcement. I guess I can twist words too just like the media does. I guess the media doesn't want our law enforcement being protected with bullet proof vests, and armored vehicles. They just want them all to get shot. Even if you use a armored truck for a raid on a small timer. You never know what they have inside. Im no criminal, but I have weapons that kill.

  • @XxRangerRainbowxX

    Did you even watch the video? All those equipments are located in a town in North Dakota where crime is practically nonexistent.

  • @GoSuNiguy Oh, so just because crime isn't huge in one spot we are going to deprive our law enforcement of proper equipment when shit does hit the fan. You God damn hippies make me sick.

  • @XxRangerRainbowxX

    Deprive? Who said anything about deprive? In a remote town in North Dakota, what "shit" is going to "hit the fan?" Oh and by the way, great use of ad hominem; a really good use for your argument. Let me make mine to be fair, Nice use of "Xx xX", a really good choice for your username, something innate for a typical agnsty child.

  • Your kidding me right... Every city needs a S.W.A.T. team.

  • Time to join my local police department it seems

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  • this is unreal, you gave them tasers and they couldnt handle the responsibility, and then you give them more dangerous weapons?

  • ows, prioritize getting the police on your side.

  • what happens when these people start "losing" or "misplacing" guns and coincidentally gangs manage to "find" some?

  • the politicians must die

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  • Military assault rifles?

    Kevlar helmets?

    Those definitely aren't useful items anymore.... NOT

    Even Canadian police agencies have these items, and lots of departments allow or ask officers to buy their own weapons. Police are supposed to have over whelming amounts of force so they can immediately end conflicts. I think you need to look into your wording as I think that this particular video is misleading. I agree with alot of the things you say, and I love your videos but this video bothered me.

  • Obama's army state is coming, buy more guns an ammo, you will need them, buy a whole bunch.

  • @TheImpeacher It has nothing to do with Obama, this has been going on since 2001. Read the description at the very least before posting.

  • Most police departments have SWAT teams so what is wrong with Fargo getting the same. I would much rather them have the equipment just in case they need it.

  • I'm sorry, but when the country wants to revolutionize the country, the police force will be so powerful that you wont stand a chance.

  • Ten years or less>>> Military coup.

    Wait for it.

  • Excellent ending

  • I like the picture of the police tower that says "stay back 25 ft". That's because any closer and they can't snipe your head.

  • To be fair, since Earl Hickey found karma, crime in Camden has gone down by 50%. Also, have you seen those cops? I don't think giving them more money would help any.

  • There is a simple reason behind all of this the government has realized that the second amendment will come and bite them in the ass. So imagine something like occupy wall street only with the entire country with fire arms, the government would never win. so there for the government is militarizing rising the police forces because they know something like this may come soon with a failing economy and oil prices going through the roof.

  • If you think about it, then the politicians there are creating a false sense of fear among people. I am just glad i don´t live in the USA.

  • As if police brutality isn't bad enough already.

  • FUCK THE YOUNG TURKS , YOU FUCKING JEW PUPPETS RUINED TURKEY. SAGE GOES IN ALL FIELDS

  • Modernization and militarization are two very different things, and I don't see why you guys at TYT have to engage in sensationalism of this kind. The crime rates may have gone down in recent years, but the crime that does take place is quite heinous and lethal. Asking police officers to do their jobs with obsolete and antiquated equipment is not the way to go. I know that there is a moderately strong trend towards anarchy among youngsters today, but that doesn't justify cops being put at risk.

  • $34,000,000,000.00?

    Did I get the right number of zeros?

  • The liberal left media such as yourselves, do nothing but try to get the population angry at the system. Can never just leave things alone. Really sad America has become a nation of extremes, left and right, with level headed moderates a thing of old. Both extremes are tearing us apart, but its the left who is a perpetual problem inventor, fabricating controversy where there needn't be any. Inciting anger is the name of your game, and your arrogance is your flaw. Your opinions are not facts.

  • Troll Alert!

    Anyone who has read aresbro's comment, please DON'T FEED THE TROLLS!

  • Who are you guys, Russia Today's protégé?

  • This is so sad and it's scary to think where this country will end up doing things this way....

  • Military are to kill people and break things, not to protect and serve. Militarized police are like the military.

  • They just preparing for the upcoming rebellion of the poor ...

    It's coming - cannot blame them for preparing since they know it too

  • Interesting but who wrote those shitty subs?

  • @BestTechnoTrance What are you talking about ''you probably didn't know'' theres a video on the channel of Cenk meeting Al Gore and shaking hands with him saying he works for him. He is also not smearing Ron Paul he's just stating the facts, you just think its smearing because you're one of ''those'' Ron Paul supporters who believes that Ron Paul is some sort of messiah and can't do anything wrong.

  • Do you remember when this was a conspiracy theory?

  • All i can say to that is i have my guns on standby.

  • Here is why the US government is militarizing the local police... because they know that the People are going to revolt. That is also why the government has codified imprisonment and execution of its citizens without charges or trial...

  • @nsx1com

    Of course, you write in your draconian measures before people are paying attention, if they're already rioting in the streets, and chopping off oligarch's heads, it's already too late. That's why we should get a move on it so it, otherwise it'll be too late for us instead.

  • @nsx1com

    Enter the Peacekeepers. Enter the Hunger Games .

  • All those superweapons work like viagra for the cops.

  • just a bit of time before the cops open fire on us for just j walking

  • Civil wars usually begin in the hinterlands. This military material is being pre-positioned in anticipation of what they know is coming.

  • And December was the HIGHEST month to date for firearms sales ever I believe, everyone seems to be preparing for war.

    We all know what kick-started this, the War on Terror. In the history books it will be the very action that began the true downfall of the Untied States.

  • better have good weapons and not need them than need good weapons and not have them. you don't want to wait until a terror cell attacks the town before you arm the cops. we should always be ready.

  • @JOEtheHOTTIE You're an idiot.

  • When the zombie apocalypse comes, you will see how wise these decisions were in the long run. remember left for dead? where do you think those piles of weapons came from?

  • well wt do u expect when u got crazy ass holes running around with assault weapons like that thing in the early ninties in l.a. or sf i cnt remember

  • I think a zombie apocalypse will be less dangerous than being surrounded by a militarized police force.

  • @TheTruthNJ09 well the "cct" were saying martial would come after we get invaded from without (un, chinese army, etc). actually it looks like the invasion will be from within... same results though, i give you that...

  • @Snowman0147 washington dc: ".. im over here!" ;)

  • @TheInflicted absolutely, esp. "war on drugs". remember cops were upgrading their arsenal in the 1980s in response to "more heavily armed" gangs... sure drugs is the problem: either decriminalize it or legalize it!

  • Before: The police would knock on your door. and you would say: Good evening officer is there a problem? the officer responds Yes, the neighbors are complaining that the music is too loud, you mind turning it down a bit? you respond No problem, officer, goodnite.

    Now: Captain Price bust through your window, pulls a gun to your head and ask WHERE's THE BLOODY DJ? :D

    Now

  • We're on the express train to3rd World Country America. Grab your popcorns.

  • I hate what our country has become these days. Rich politians=fucked up country. Money, money, money.

  • And all paid for by investors worldwide in American Treasury notes and bonds

  • LBJ--->etc.--->Bush--->Obama = the real axis of evil

  • @SkullOfYorick More like Reagan --> W -->Obama

  • @GenTsoChicken1 i think it was reagan who got the arrow in the knee? hehe..

  • Sometimes politicians do and don't do things because they are trying to create a consequence that will suit their agenda. So what agenda does a higher crime rate in some places serve, and what agenda does the presence of a militarised police force serve. Cenk has explored the agenda of the latter, but what agenda does a higher crime rate serve?

  • @monalisasmilesforyou

    Because war has a very familiar look and what is occurring in Iraq and Afghanistan is fucking war. If disagree, don't debate that with me - do so with an Iraqi citizen.

  • There doing this shit in small towns because they can. Confiscating guns in the middle of murderville USA ? Who would want that job? Tank or no tank

  • @monalisasmilesforyou the funny thing is they used 9/11 as an excuse to get "revenge"..

    personally i dont think it was a terrorist attack, since all evidence points a different story and the government covers it by publishing the 9/11 report book..

  • It pisses me off that everytime I think I've found a good news source it always ends up the same old spin docter shit

  • Fargo needs all this because there's a funny lookin' guy in town. He's just funny lookin' in a general sort of way.

  • There is no such thing as a military assault rifle. That is a farce. The 5.56 NATO round is one of the weakest on the planet. My old .303 British rifle is waaay more powerful.

  • I hope they sell some weapons cheap to fpsRussia

  • just kidding, how can a human being inflict this evil/unconstitutional will upon another citizen??? THEY CANNOT UNLESS YOU LET THEM. Vocally demand your right to life and fight even harder for it if someone tries to take it from you or your family.

    The Declaration of Independence, authored in 1776, proclaimed that: all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness

    please enjoy

  • coinsidence that this happens side by side with occupy`?:))):they feel somethings about to go down.

  • welcome home, NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT. (military can now UNCONSTITUTIONALLY "use force" against United States Citizens.)

    i feel safer, how about you folks???

    

  • Banks steal billions from innocent you and other citizens, sad day for you. Get caught with a tiny amount of weed, Government will raid your house with tanks and automatic rifles. An you will go to prison for 900 million years. Welcome to America.

  • They want the ignorant masses to survive 2012. Think about it, when D Day comes, all that will be left is some Government (Very small) and random packs of survivors.

    Where do most of the ignorant bigots come from? SMALL-TOWNS!

    So the government funnels guns to their Gods, Guns, n Glory brothers in the south, and small town all over the U.S so when a time comes for these dip shits to rise, they are more than ready.

    LMAO

    2012 2012 2012! U SCARED YET!?

    LMAO, jkjkjkjk

  • @NTtheLion Yea, Fargo North Dakota=small town in the South. Right.

  • @NTtheLion OMG!

    The lizard people are comming!

  • If the police fulfil the same roles and do the same job I could care less what they wear or if they look 'scary' to some ignorant person.

  • @JCRF Talk about ignorance. There is a MASSIVE difference between a normal, efficient police force, and an escalated militarized police force. There are very concrete reasons why we are constitutionally bound to not use the military on US soil. If the police have military grade weaponry and powers, whats the point of limiting the military? Soon there will be none.

    Or did you miss all the MILITARY COUPS in the last decade? They don't just happen to "other" places, they can happen here.

  • @DeadlyChinchilla The more prepared the police are for every type of threat in a rapidly advancing (technologically) world, against all criminal threats, the LESS likely the military will have to get involved domestically. Look at how often the military (National Guard) has been brought for law enforcement use in the 1990s compared to, the last 10 years.

    I appreciate the concern, but if the same rules apply/same tasks are performed I don't care if a drone is used to catch a perp or a chopper.

  • "they'll go in with assault rifles and raid the house, it's CRAZY!" yeah, it's crazy!!! nevermind the fact that dealers often have assault rifles themselves.

  • @BillKiernan Right but that happens in large cities (LA,NY,DC) which as TYT said is not a problem why the hell do small towns like Fargo need assault rifles and tanks?

  • @bigninja27 I agree but she starts out saying we're living in a police state, then goes on to talk about how that's what goes on. she was speaking generally at that point, not just about Fargo. it's a little early in the game to pronounce we're living in a "police state." i'm all for keeping such forces in check, but hyperbole and sensationalism does nothing but hurt a cause.

  • @BillKiernan I agree with that, you're right it did start out a bit sensationalistic.

  • @BillKiernan Hyperbole? There have already been deaths of innocent people with police increasing raids for petty criminal reasons. They go into peoples homes in the middle of the night on bad evidence, on suspicion alone, they've even shot GRANDMOTHERS when they raided the wrong freaking house, that happened in Floriday recently.

    And you call it sensationalism?

    How about "a man with a weapon is far more likely to USE a weapon." Give police useless toys, they WILL justify using them.

  • @DeadlyChinchilla "And you call it sensationalism?" Yes. Try to so much as set up a tent in a park in protest in an *actual* police state and see what happens. See if it's even reported at all by the state controlled media. It's complete sensationalism to call the U.S a police state. On it's way to it, fair enough. Already there, utter nonsense. " Give police useless toys, they WILL justify using them" agreed. The toys are not always useless though, depends on the situation.

  • a TANK is a tank. an armored vehicle is an armored vehicle. the sheriff in arizona did NOT use a "tank."

  • @BillKiernan When you're talking about civilians verses military grade machines, its inherently the same thing. Civilian powers are DRASTICALLY outmatched to even a simple armored vehicle, it may as well be a tank.

  • @DeadlyChinchilla "Civilian powers are DRASTICALLY outmatched to even a simple armored vehicle" That's the point of using them. for criminals armed to the teeth. that's not to say i'm cheerleading for armored vehicles to be a part of the police arsenal, especially in Bumblefuck USA. but L.A, New York, etc? definitely.

  • Is America a Fascist state?

    Police brutalizing peaceful protestors -check

    Attempts to silence dissent by other means/SOPA-check

    The Patriot Act-check

    Hard right politicians who scape goat minorities to divert attention from corporate cronies-check

    Mechanisms to eradicate collective bargaining rights-check

    State capitalist policies that soley benefit the elite/Corporatism- Check

    HOLY FUCK THE 4TH REICHT HAS CREEPED UP ON US WITHOUT ANYONE NOTICING

  • @Loltochapel try protesting at all in a fascist state Goodwin.

  • My hometown has a SWAT team. Not a dedicated unit, just a few cops with regular duties that get some additional training in case something big happens. The only notable SWAT deployments I can recall were for a hostage situation, and a crazy dude with a gun in the town center. The latter was dealt with by sedatives in his water.

    I'm not sure their armored vehicle has ever been operationally deployed. Maybe for the hostage standoff. But otherwise, they don't need it so they don't use it.

  • $8mil for guns and armor? They grossly over paid or someone pocketed a nice chunk.

  • "Wow i know a great ide! lets militarise the tiny local police department because everyone knows our army has been a huge success story."

    Meanwhile inside those peoples brains the spider-webs started to mould.

  • Am I the only one who thinks that a 2nd Civil War is coming soon?

  • big cities get police force reduced so crime will go up small cities get tanks so crime will go down big plan big cities will get more taxes to get 10 tanks and millitary assault weapons and no one will say no for fear of crime

  • tanks damn now my AK-47 will be useless!!! ='(

  • Granted the equipment is excessive, no city needs armored tanks, but police forces should be trained to some military standard. Gang members are joining the military and taking the teachings back to gang ridden neighborhoods to be used. Be it against rivals, police or civilians. The problem isn't that they're giving law enforcement miliary training but that not every city is allowing it. It's just another example of how politicians are ruining our country.

  • @AnimeHellion I have not seen any sings of that and even if there were those extreme cases there are still plenty of swat and whatnot to go around.

  • @Dasmaster1 Haven't seen any signs of gangs using military training? Well that's just a shame considering it's been well known that gang members have been signing up for the military. Shall I provide an example? Plus S.W.A.T members don't always have the proper training needed to handle situations. Police are trained to apprehend first, shoot second but all military persons are trained to kill. Why not train all cops the right way and forgo the need for S.W.A.T.

  • @AnimeHellion Ya sure. Train the people who are charged with keeping order to kill. Why did i not think of that first. Oh ya because its retarded. A why should you be killing your own people i ask? Is it not enough you kill others?

  • @Dasmaster1 And if every city had enough 'whatnot to go around' then most PDs wouldn't be overworked and understaffed like they are. Nor would some cities be forced to close their police departments for inadequate funds. But your completely right. There is plenty of whatnot to be had.

  • @AnimeHellion What i meant was for every military trained thug there is at least 1 better trained and equipped swat. If you do not believe me sure but from what iv seen the average crook gets beaten down by grandmothers wielding shopping bags in America. They are not really what you would call "The bravest and the brightest" out there.

  • I would think that cruddy system or not you'd still need yo find some justification to give this stuff to small towns.

  • these small towns get tanks, armored trucks, assault rifles, drones, RPG's, nuclear warheads, etc, while the big cities get smaller police forces. LOL

  • C'mon guys! Haven't you seen the movie 'Fargo'? Those folks need all the firepower they can get!

  • I told my cousin who is recently married and has 2 kids that I thought we were becoming a police state, I think it worried her a lot. I almost wish I hadn't said anything, but what can I do.

  • Newark needs tanks!!!!!..........lol!!!!

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  • Sounds like a nice area when you ignore the military police :D

  • I live in the real world, with a real life. So I dnt play "childish" video games son. Wake up! Ur brainwashed!....but wait...u dnt live in the "real" world, so I dnt expect u to understand.

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  • Well perhaps the bankers are planning to totally screw the people next year and they know there will be a huge uprising and that they need a total police state with military to protect them from the angry public?

  • You guys fail to see the true reason this is happening... Zombie Apocalypse. Everybody got their hand crank radio and canned food?

  • I agree with TYT, but "military-style assault rifle" is such a fear-mongering, bullshit term. Don't use it, TYT.

  • cenk your tv is going out already~ 2:55

  • I'm loving this. When Iraqi gets hunts down Americans are fine.. Now americans are going to get hunt down like rabits

  • I said this 8 years ago to my friends and family....(they thought I was nuts)...these soldiers (much respect) are now trained to be cops...so let's hire a cop to follow you around and fine you for some law you broke...........ahhhhhh

  • OK the private defense contractors aren't just gonna train police. They're gonna take over their jobs. Come on everyone can see this thing coming. Wars in the middleeast ends. contracters need jobs. US begins to think about privatzing the police. NEXT THING YOU KNOW. BLACK WATER RUNS THE POLICE. perfect sense.

  • @Namelessman102 Tuk Arrr Jooooobs!

  • Martial Law has officially begun....The Illuminati (1), The Masses (0). Ur move America?........

  • @alowishus180

    You've been playing way too much Deus Ex.

  • why does she smile when talking about this ridiculousness? fucking annoying

  • Ok, we can buy tanks and machien guns for Fargo ND, but we can't pay teachers and fix our schools WTF

  • You need the armored truck for those wood chipper killer, Oh Golly!

    Ok, I hope I'm not the only one here who has not watched "Fargo"!

  • Americans fuck up everything 

  • Its funny how easily people are manipulated by words and phrases like : "big government", "communist/socialist", "stimulus" etc etc.

  • This story is just TYT throwing red meat. Have our civil liberties been chiseled away? Yes. Are there policies put in place or planned that resemble a police state? Yes. But all these people who claim we live in a police state now are pretty naive to what a "Police State" really is.

  • sad, but very very funny specially the pictures of Police tanks. I want Robocops with gatlinggun arms

  • hello police state

  • @Krauserowns if you don't want it to happen, actually do something about it, stop sitting on your ass watching youtube videos on you computer. it seems you're just accepting it happening.

  • ...how was that back in 1933...training the local police to operate military machinery...hmm

  • the out of control spending and corruption is one part of it, the other part is that they are getting ready in case of a revolution.

  • @echosixnoble Okk, while that MIGHT have a little truth to it, what's your point? If you're such a reality genius then maybe you should school me on what I'm missing. You're seriously trying to argue that there is a need for police to have heavy artillery. Special Weapons &T already takes care of that department. Regular patrolmen don't fucking need war weapons.

  • @echosixnoble Lmao, well this comment revealed how much you really know about weapons and equipment. Doesn't surprise me that it's now flagged for spam before I could even respond to it. You clearly lack understanding of the definition of tank and even a basic understanding of the implication of using one in service. We're discussing LOWLY corrupt PATROLMEN using this type of equipment. Go play some more of your war video games and come back when you're ready to discuss reality.

  • @SeriouslyPissedOff what is your definition of "heavy artillery?" I doubt you know anything that your talking about, I just explained to you the difference, yet you still have trouble taking reality in. Go to your local police station and request a tour so you can see how wrong you are. This has nothing to do with video games kid. I thought you were more mature, so I thought we could have a proper discussion, but obviously you have already made up your mind and aren't capable of accepting truth.

  • I live in Fargo, this place has no crime. The cops are all bored as fuck, and they will actively seek out people with expired tabs or blown lights so they can pull you over and find some stupid reason to give you a citation. Here, its all about making money for the state by squeezing money out of the poor.

  • You know it was probably the only money Fargo got in the past 3 decades...

  • Maybe there is no crime because criminals know the police in the area are bad ass...

    But yeah, USA is fucked up. Completely fucked up with corruption and greed. Money is such a massive problem globally, dont know what we can do with it.

  • @ZAGGNUT1 of course it is a generalization, but its a generalization based on this history if gun politics in this country. Don't get your panties in a bunch, for the most part im in the "left" of the spectrum too.

  • Yeah they're was no need for Littleton, CO cops to have M-4's either. ....

  • Gun control isn't about controlling guns its about controlling people. The left has been fooled on this like the right have been fooled on taxes and health care.

  • @1200pro im "left" and i am against gun control. Nice try at generalizing people.

  • @ZAGGNUT1

    I'm a socialist, and tend to sound like a right-wing militia member when it comes to gun control. The whole left-wing = anti-gun is bullshit. Statist progressives are often pro-gun control, but that's because they're nanny-state authoritarians, not because they're left-wing.

  • @dEdGrimley I don't agree with your assessment. Am under any delusion that if a SWAT team shows up that my firearms would make a difference for my situation. The 2nd Amend isn't about that its about the big picture. An armed populace isn't an easily pacified populace, and the force needed to pacify armed people causes the "authorities" to lose popular support or even international recognition. You don't needto tanks to win a war or get rid of a tyranny. Look at the Vietnam and Libya.

  • They're gonna start shooting black children with tank shells. Gonna be a reeeeeeeal bloody mess.

  • A weapon unused is a useless weapon.I you are black in the US them you don't need protection no need for police

  • I wonder how much longer the Young Turks will be running. Pretty soon i really don't think we will have free speech.This country is changing so drastically for the worse.I am pretty curious to see how 2012 will turn out.