Burdick, the Litteton Fire Department's operation chief, told the Post. It could have been much worse. Lee knew that possession of arms by the people provides a roadblock to government officials intoxicated by power, a force to repel invader, and protection from civil turmoil and anarchy. One cannot defend just one right. Only law-abiding citizens obey gun control laws.
Criminals ignore them- to the peril of unarmed citizens.
Pre-Nazi era German gun registration lists were used by the Nazis to confiscate guns in 1938. The scenario was repeated in Cuba in 1961. A government that fears weapons in the hands of law-abiding citizens is itself to be feared. The main purpose of the Second Amendment has always been to enable the citizens to protect themselves from government.