military would turn on the american public -- so, gunsey were to do in the hands of citizens will not be a realistic check. recall that george washington thought that those who would take up arms against the federal government was treason -- he rapidly put down the whiskey rebellion. john.nk you, don, you can speak to the question or his answer. to self-defense is not just something that was ratified or necessarily affirmed by the united states supreme court in the 2008 decision. it is something that comes to us at the founding of our nation. with the commentary that was quite heavily cited in the heller decision. the history and the legacy and the right of self-defense in what was eventually referred to -- the castle wall, the right of every man to defend his own castle, is deeply embedded in american tradition and law. tyranny, i think if , i am somewhat in agreement with my opposing party here, it would be tough for the untrained civilians who know how to use their firearms for purposes of hunting and going to the range and if they engage in self defense training to go up against t