Comments on: On Resistance to Tyranny in Heller http://www.positiveliberty.com/2008/03/on-resistance-to-tyranny-in-heller.html Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:42:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Chuck http://www.positiveliberty.com/2008/03/on-resistance-to-tyranny-in-heller.html#comment-629607 Chuck Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:47:35 +0000 http://positiveliberty.com/2008/03/on-resistance-to-tyranny-in-heller.html#comment-629607 Our military has proved itself to be effective in destroying the apparatus of foreign states, but unless the U.S. government were to institute of a policy of nuclear holocaust against the continental United States, I feel like the professional army wouldn't stand a chance against a real guerrilla movement (or set of movements) operating in North America. It would be a bloody mess, but I'm not sure how much willpower the trained armed forces would have for such a thing. If Iraq looks ugly, think of fighting in the huge cities and vast, often mountainous, often heavily forested terrain of America. Our military has proved itself to be effective in destroying the apparatus of foreign states, but unless the U.S. government were to institute of a policy of nuclear holocaust against the continental United States, I feel like the professional army wouldn’t stand a chance against a real guerrilla movement (or set of movements) operating in North America. It would be a bloody mess, but I’m not sure how much willpower the trained armed forces would have for such a thing. If Iraq looks ugly, think of fighting in the huge cities and vast, often mountainous, often heavily forested terrain of America.

]]> By: Pseudo-Polymath » Blog Archive » (Western) Good Friday Highlights http://www.positiveliberty.com/2008/03/on-resistance-to-tyranny-in-heller.html#comment-629493 Pseudo-Polymath » Blog Archive » (Western) Good Friday Highlights Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:26:03 +0000 http://positiveliberty.com/2008/03/on-resistance-to-tyranny-in-heller.html#comment-629493 [...] Are small arms enough to defend liberty? One counter example, Iraq and COIN (The U.S. Army/Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field Manual). Iraq had an unbelievable quantity of small arms and explosives (still) just lying around for the taking. And the COIN methods work. [...] [...] Are small arms enough to defend liberty? One counter example, Iraq and COIN (The U.S. Army/Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field Manual). Iraq had an unbelievable quantity of small arms and explosives (still) just lying around for the taking. And the COIN methods work. [...]

]]> By: David Kaib http://www.positiveliberty.com/2008/03/on-resistance-to-tyranny-in-heller.html#comment-629469 David Kaib Fri, 21 Mar 2008 15:25:56 +0000 http://positiveliberty.com/2008/03/on-resistance-to-tyranny-in-heller.html#comment-629469 I agree, although the thrust of the idea behind the Second Amendment (as opposed to the rule it enacts) is somewhat different. If a popular militia is protected, it ought to be used as the primary force for repelling invasions and in extraordinary circumstances for law enforcement. If that is the case, then government has little justification for keeping a large standing army. The point of the Second Amendment isn’t just to allow us to take on whatever standing forces the government has. It is to ensure that those forces are weaker in relation to the people in the first place. That is, it’s designed to prevent the very situation that Rauch is thinks makes this “insurrectionary rationale” obsolete. I agree, although the thrust of the idea behind the Second Amendment (as opposed to the rule it enacts) is somewhat different. If a popular militia is protected, it ought to be used as the primary force for repelling invasions and in extraordinary circumstances for law enforcement. If that is the case, then government has little justification for keeping a large standing army. The point of the Second Amendment isn’t just to allow us to take on whatever standing forces the government has. It is to ensure that those forces are weaker in relation to the people in the first place. That is, it’s designed to prevent the very situation that Rauch is thinks makes this “insurrectionary rationale” obsolete.

]]> By: Chris Berez http://www.positiveliberty.com/2008/03/on-resistance-to-tyranny-in-heller.html#comment-629055 Chris Berez Fri, 21 Mar 2008 03:00:51 +0000 http://positiveliberty.com/2008/03/on-resistance-to-tyranny-in-heller.html#comment-629055 I think you make a pretty good point. And it's a point that I, at least, found to be quite a comforting thought. Does that count for something? Also, I'm not sure how often you read <em>Reason</em>, and there's a good chance you've already seen this, but I'd say <a href="http://www.reason.com/news/show/121979.html" rel="nofollow">Peter Bagge</a> would agree with you. I think you make a pretty good point. And it’s a point that I, at least, found to be quite a comforting thought. Does that count for something?

Also, I’m not sure how often you read Reason, and there’s a good chance you’ve already seen this, but I’d say Peter Bagge would agree with you.

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