"Mark & Juanita" wrote in message
Human nature, however has not. The fact that there are still people out
there who would prey upon those weaker than themselves does not make the
right to self-defense any less relevant now than it was in the past.

I can't argue with that, except to say that maybe the means of self defense
should be changed if that is at all possible.

Nor does the threat of an armed citizenry make enslavement of those
citizens any easier now than in the past. There are still those today
who
would impose absolute dictatorial power over others if they were able to
do
so.

No argument.

Just because the excuses given for
that desire for control may have changed, the need to prevent that type of
tyrannical behavior has not changed.

I agree.