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Old 05-05-2013, 16:57   #4
Badger52
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“If you truly believe an armed revolution is possible in the near future, you need weapons, and you’re going to be wary about government efforts to take them away,” Mr. Cassino said.
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“If you truly believe the threat of an armed revolution might ever be necessary as one of many checks on government powers, you need weapons, and you’re going to resist government efforts to take them away.”
Still, thanks to FD University for the questions (pdf survey results at the article mentioned). Perhaps some of the numbers are solid on their own; I suspect that some of the numbers also reflect a larger general distrust of Federal powers on a variety of issues. Totality of circumstances (thus far) kind of thing maybe.
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