The Fatally Flawed Second Amendment

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8. Boy, did they bury the lede on this one.

Recent evidence strongly suggests that a well-regulated militia is not necessary to the security of a free state. Erica Chenoweth and Maria J. Stephan, in their 2011 work “Why Civil Resistance Works,” have shown that attempts to overthrow tyrannical governments or to change their policies as well as attempts to repel armed invasion, are twice as successful when they are pursued non-violently than when they are pursued violently.

"Play the odds and abandon your rights," sounds really stupid -- because it is.

So, I guess this is the Controller talking point we'll be seeing for the next few years. Sort of a variation of the "you can't hope to compete with a modern military!" talking point becoming "you don't need to compete with a modern military." Of course, invaders and tyrants use guns; has the author bothered to inform them that their odds are improved 2:1 if they don't use guns?

No?

What gives?