[Eastbound]

"Those who argue, during this time of war on our own soil, that Americans should be disarmed, are naïve, irresponsible and promoting arguments which are ultimately fatally dangerous, not only for human life but for liberty itself. "

Agree absolutely. If bearing arms ultimately makes the people an enemy of the statists (not of legitimate government), by default, the statists force the people to view them as enemies of the people.

The only thing I could add is the fact that even if the Second Amendment was not written into the Constitution, the right to self-defense and bearing arms is still the choice of the invididual -- not government. It's simple logic.

[Tench_Coxe]

It's not just simple logic, it is a basic fact of nature.

One usually doesn't see a cornered animal merely lay down and take it from the aggressor.