Date sent: Tue, 01 Jun 1999 12:52:47 -0400 From: "Michael S. Lorrey" <mike@lorrey.com> Organization: http://lorrey.com http://artlocate.com To: extropians@extropy.com Subject: Re: Guns [was Re: property Rights] Send reply to: extropians@extropy.com
> Rick wrote:
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> > >And when exactly have any of us ever said that we'd use a gun as our first
> > >defence against any threat? Only a fool resorts to violence if they don't
> > >have to.
> >
> > It is that uncertainty that make many anti-gunners anxious. Many people on
> > this list have clearly stated that they would do anything to stop their guns
> > being taken away. Stable minds? I am no psychologist but even I have to
> > question the potential danger behind that thought.
>
> The day that loving your freedom is considered a mental illness is the day you
> live in tyranny, slave.
>
The mentally ill may love their freedom, too, and still not be able to
deal with it or to safely interact with society.
>
> Mike Lorrey
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