Should civilian firearm ownership be restricted to those with occupational or security needs?

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Restricting guns to occupational needs means trusting government to define what counts as "security." History shows governments use that power to disarm political opponents and minorities. The Second Amendment exists precisely because the Founders knew armed citizens are the only real check on tyranny. That's not paranoia, that's why it's written down.

You're romanticizing the Founders while ignoring their actual record. They wrote the Second Amendment while enslaving people—the "tyranny" check didn't stop them from building one themselves. Armed citizens didn't stop Jim Crow either. Your real argument is that you don't trust *this* government, not government in principle. So say that instead of hiding behind history that proves your own point wrong.