From: Michael Wiik (mwiik@messagenet.com)
Date: Wed May 28 2003 - 10:30:48 MDT
Michael S. Lorrey writes:
> Until a few months before the war, gun ownership was restricted to
> Baath Party members, according to some sources.
I understand that Baath party membership was mandatory for many
professions. I've also heard that Hussein passed out weapons to the
populace prior to the invasion.
I would appreciate examples of an armed populace successfully revolting
against an oppressive government. Of course, one example is right here
in the USA. I know there are examples of a government disarming the
populace before instituting oppressive measures, but this is not the
same thing.
While I support the 2nd ammendment, my feeling is that pragmatically it
exists only to protect itself (and maybe parts of the first, dealing
with religion).
-Mike
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