What do you think our founding fathers did when the British showed up at their doors? I would hope that my children would be as ready to die for liberty as I am. They will be if I raised them right. Would I be willing to have my children die beside me? I would be proud. I'd rather they die beside me than live in slavery. Which is worse? A death with honor? Or a life of cowardice and slavery?jmra wrote:baldeagle wrote:It also doesn't mean much if you're not willing to die for it.E10 wrote:You may, by the letter and spirit of the constitution, have a right to fight, but you should understand that's a battle you're almost sure to lose, with up to fatal results. The cops or the feds are going to be better staffed, armed, and equipped than you are. Better to let them take your guns (those they can find, anyway) and fight the battle in the courts. It'll give Mr. Cotton something to do. The right to keep and bear arms doesn't mean much if you're not alive to exercise it.
But what do you do if your 13 yr old and 11 yr old are sitting in the living room when they knock on the door. I may be willing to die defending those rights but I know my boys would grad their ARs (that we lost in the boating accident) the same time I grab mine. Would you be willing to let them die beside you? Or would you along with your boys live to fight another day?
I can't even believe there's a question about this. You're either willing to die for liberty or you're willing to be a slave. A lot of good men, including my cousin, have done just that.
If your boys would grab their ARs, then it seems to me that they've already made that choice (and congratulations for teaching your children right).