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by alexandercrohde·10y ago·view on hn ↗
That's a bit of an oversimplification of the comparison. The right to bear arms is in part a check against tyranny (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Amendment_to_the_United...), in that if the citizens are armed a corrupt government may have to be stopped by force. So from a historical perspective there is a clear acknowledgment that a corrupt government's laws may need to be broken to fix a corrupt government.

The initial comment is wise to point out digression in thought from the founding fathers and our current attitude toward government.