>>38543101. You have the right to self defense. If the police need handguns, rifles, and bullet proof vests to protect you, shouldn't you need the same when the police have the same?
2. If you are an able bodied person, you have the duty to defend your country against invaders. This is a major reason there is the 2nd Amendment to the US Constitution.
3. You have the right to overthrow tyrrany. If the government is restricting free speech or taking away guns, you have the right and duty to overthrow that government. This is the major reason there is the 2nd Amendment in the US Constitution.
None of these are good options. I don't want any of them to happen. I have the right and duty to prepare for the possibility they do.