dwayne wrote:
> EWyatt794@aol.com wrote:
So said the sheep to the mountain goat. You do know policemen? Military personnel?
Your government representatives? They all have guns, and are in a position to tell
you how you can live your life. You have no guns, and therefore cannot resist what
they tell you. There is one word to describe such a society: fascism.
>
> > Life is individual. Death is individual. Noone has as much to lose from dying
> > as the person who would be dead. Every person must be free to defend their
> > life. If your neighbors possession of gun(s) bothers you, then perhaps you
> > ought to *get over it*. I'm not willing to let myself be killed, stolen from,
> > wounded, etc, because you feel unsafe due to my gun(s).
>
> My neighbours don't have guns. No one I know has a gun. I live in a
> country where guns are banned. I like it here. I think anyone who wants
> to live in a country where everyone has guns is mad.
> But
> > a peaceful person needs to be free to work to support his life, and he needs
Its a matter of you refusing to acknowledge your own blind spots.
> > to be free to fight to defend it.
>
> No one needs to have weapons to kill people at a distance. The only
> reason to have them is to protect yourself from people who have them.
> Argh, shit, I'm being sucked into this stupid argument again!
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TANSTAAFL!!!
Michael S. Lorrey
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Member, National Rifle Association
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"Live Free or Die, Death is not the Worst of Evils."
- General John Stark