To Bush's credit, he said no. To Cheney's credit... nada, zip, zilch, zero, nothing, none, null, void.

And yet there are those who think that the 2nd Amendment keeps them safe.

Not even twice as many civilian-owned guns would stop the American Military if the government ordered it to enforce martial law. The Second Amendment is nothing but a pacifier, and an excuse to keep easy-to-get firearms out there for the criminal element to take with impunity.