The BS about the population being armed in order to fight the government is an absolute bag of bollocks. I'd just love to see all those gun-nut, redneck crackpots' faces when the tanks, F-16s, F-22s, attack helicopters, and drones start setting their fat, sweaty arses on fire. Anyone who believes that a disorganised rabble, consisting of 'hunters' and wannabe-Rambos, could mount any sort of meaningful challenge to the Armed Forces of the US really is deluded to the point of insanity, and should never be allowed within ten miles of a fire-arm.

The 2nd Amendment, in today's terms, is therefore meaningless and redundant, and should be removed from the constitution (or amended in such a way as to make it clear that being allowed to possess firearms is a privilege, not a right and, like all privileges, it cannot be demanded! it must be earned.