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In this hypothetical situation, what would you do?

So the United States Government for some odd reason passes a law that says all guns are illegal, and people will arrive promptly at your house to take your guns away. Let's just throw out how the odds of this happening are so low that it's pretty much completely irrelevant. I know many of you hold the ideal that you will never give up your firearm, and that you will just shoot whoever they send. But let's say this, they roll a tank in front of your house, and aim its gun at your front door. What would you do then? It can roll right over your house, or just blow the crap out of it. They give you an ultimatum. Give up your guns, or get blow'd up. What would you do? Would you still hold onto your gun facing certain death? Would you still be like "Give me the second amendment or give me death!"? Or would you comply?

Basically what I'm asking is if your life is more valuable than your ideal.

Throw everything else away in this argument, no slippery slope or anything, just say the government wants your guns, and nothing else.

This is all hypothetical, as I do not support taking away guns, even though I support the restriction of sale. I am simply interested in your belief in this, and how far that belief goes.

Update:

@ itwasntfake

Untrue. all a hypothesis needs is a thought. a hypothesis can be fully incorrect such as this, but it can still be looked into. For instance, a scientist may ask "What would the earth be like with no gravity?"

Now, there is no plausibility to that, because the earth has gravity, and there is no reason as to why it should be removed, but it can still be questioned.

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  • 8 years ago
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    I would not be in the house. I'd wait for the tyrants to take a break (after running over my house), get out of the tank, and pop a cap in them.

    It's kind of a silly question. I think the right to bear arms is worth fighting for if that is what you are asking in so many words.

  • 8 years ago

    Give up my gun. I'm not winning any war or changing anyone's mind by being foolish and dying for something that's going to happen anyways. Unless its something you believe in such as your God or dying for you family you shouldn't give your life for it. Especially not a law.

  • 8 years ago

    A person being shot to death to keep a gun. What irony.

  • 8 years ago

    This question is impossible to answer because this scenario is not actually possible. Hypotheticals at least have some plausibility to them.

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  • 8 years ago

    I would give my guns... Duhhh... People don't need to live with guns. Look at Canada :) it functions just great

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