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(...) Where would this end? Do you think it's reasonable that wealthy individuals or corporations should have tanks, fighter jets etc in their private possession? Or that they would actually bother to defend the "citizenry" against the government (...) (24 years ago, 8-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) The only reason the 2nd might be ineffective against government firepower is that we have allowed the government to overly restrict the weapons an individual may possess. At this point, we better darn well hope that if the government goes on a (...) (24 years ago, 8-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: My Gun Control Rant
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(...) I think I disagree. At least I disagree that if one draws, one's ONLY possible intent is to kill. Drawing a gun has an amazing affect on people (I know, I've had a gun drawn on me, now that search is working again, you can even go look it up). (...) (24 years ago, 8-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Hm, this is starting to sound a bit like what happened to the power company in New Hampshire. They started to build a nuke plant which Massachusetts kept from opening (one strategy was to refuse to create an evacuation plan). The power company was (...) (24 years ago, 8-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: My Gun Control Rant
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(...) As I've argued many a time. We are not served well by bowing down to the holy brick and no other. Frank (24 years ago, 8-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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