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Re: Free speech and abuse thereof
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Wed, 7 Jul 1999 17:26:31 GMT
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Scott Edward Sanburn wrote:
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> Frank,
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> Very easy. Enforce the 20,000 or so gun control laws on the books, and crack
> down on people that buy/sell guns illegally. Penalizing law abiding citizens
> that use / buy / sell guns does nothing.
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> As for the Libertarian thing, I do not know of a link. I don't think any party
> condones killing outside of unborn babies and old people. (Sorry, that slipped
> out!)
I wasn't placing blame on the LP (hm, same initials as Larry's, any
coincidence?). I was asking how in Liberatopia, this situation would be
dealt with. Note that Liberatopia has few, if any, gun control laws.
> Frank Filz wrote:
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> > The current news item about the white supremacist who went on a rampage
> > leaves me wondering how we deal with that type of thing from a
> > Libertarian perspective. To me it seems that the organization has some
> > responsibility for what the individual did, but how do we place that
> > responsibility without trampling free speech rights? Or is there really
> > even any responsibility?
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> > This incident is also a clear example of how gun control laws don't
> > always help. What could we do to try to prevent an individual like this
> > from getting a gun? Or should we do anything?
--
Frank Filz
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Work: mailto:ffilz@us.ibm.com
Home: mailto:ffilz@mindspring.com
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| (...) No society can ever be perfect. The following are pat answers and none of them completely solves the problem. Some of them won't work without some other societal restructuring. - Despite the image of the quiet, secret rebel who suddenly snaps, (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| Frank, Very easy. Enforce the 20,000 or so gun control laws on the books, and crack down on people that buy/sell guns illegally. Penalizing law abiding citizens that use / buy / sell guns does nothing. As for the Libertarian thing, I do not know of (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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