>>you hate an armed populace for the same reason every other tyrant does- it’s a threat to your power. <<
They view a threat to their power as a threat to their safety. That explains the satisfaction they get by arresting you, putting you in jail and lying at your trial about the evidence. This covers 90% of the LEO’s.
Only once they have established control do they allow themselves the thrill of dominance. Until then, it is fear that justifies what they later do.
The continuing disgrace of said document has had it's toll on innocents and will continue unabated unless something is done to right the wrong. Think about it: who needs a cop to chalk an outline when a perp could be laid to rest during the act of rape, carjack, etc.?
I think of calling the poleece to settle contract disputs mainly- not life or death situations. These happen in split seconds, not minutes of response time. See, the founders were correct. And that's why they wrote the second ammendment the way they did: tyranny comes in uniform and sometimes un-announced, but it's always your job to fight them both with a gun, if necessary- because you can't carry a cop, therefore, you should carry a gun. Period.
I love America but despise the un-America we currently live with. Like living with a roommate who should understand ettiquette and decorum but choses not to. I'm not suggesting you should shoot his rude ass, but be able to throw the bum out before the lease runs out. Noam Sayin'?
When it comes to guns, it gets personal. Nobody should be denied one when and where they might need one, period. Besides, if a bureaucrat or cop can deny your right to self defense, they might just as well have the ability to deny you oxygen- it's that damn simple. "Die, serf, die is nowhere to be found in the Constitution. In fact, it is quite the opposite.