Tyrannical Government

Dear The Far Right and the NRA,

If someday a tyrannical government comes to power, and should that government have the obedience and support of the US Military, AND local law enforcement (the odds of which are so small that I have a hard time even writing that down), THEY WILL NOT COME DOOR TO DOOR if that tyrant wants to shut you up, stop your patriotic rebellion, or frighten the rest of the population into compliance by making an example of you.

The tyrant you fear will bomb you with an MQ-9 Reaper. It's safe for the troops, and effective for the purpose. Against this weapon, your arsenal will be useless. One day, without warning, your home will simply explode. 

Please stop making that ridiculous and impossible argument. If you need to make it, make with an eye toward what a 21st Century tyrant would do, not a 18th Century tyrant. 

If you're going to live in reactionary fear to the extent that the rest of us must live in a really more dangerous world so that you can live in a safer imaginary world -- at least fear the right thing.

Photo from an article Madison Rupert with great links on the domestic drone program at EndtheLie.com. MQ-9 Reaper mid-flight (Image credit: U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson)