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Re: My Gun Control Rant
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Date: 
Sat, 6 Jan 2001 14:56:53 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Tom Stangl writes:
Um, I was replying to Scott, if you didn't notice.

Scott seems to have the attitude of "screw the minorities" - everything's fine with
him, because he's in the majority in the UK.

Not on every issue.

And he seems to think that if he DOES
end up in the minority, he can Change The World by voting people out of office (HOW
you are supposed to do that with a MINORITY, I'd like to know).

That is all part of democracy Tom.

Scott A




But isn't Canadian GOOD Government an oxymoron?  <G,D,R>


James Powell wrote:

Tom Stangl writes:
That's certainly your choice.  But don't try to tell others not to own them.
If they aren't hurting you by owning them, it's none of your business whether
they own any or not.

I'm _not_ telling you _not_ to own a gun.  Nor is the Canadian Government.
What it _is_ telling you is that you _have_ to register the ownership of the
gun, which is no more onious than registering the ownership of your car- you
can chose not to have a car too.

and, if you think that you don't have to register a car if you don't drive it,
you are right, but you still have to register the transfer of ownership...same
as here. I'm not too happy with some provisions of the law, but hey...it is the
law.  If gun owners wish to change the law, elect a government which will do so
(they failed, therefore it is the law...until overturned).

I think it is a stupid law, but will comply with it (I should get a possession
license, but haven't-the military qual I have is enough for a possession only
license)

Remember, we have Peace, Liberty and GOOD GOVERNMENT :)

James

--
| Tom Stangl, Technical Support          Netscape Communications Corp
|      Please do not associate my personal views with my employer



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(...) Uhh....I'm going to have to go ahead and disagree with you on that one Scott.....a democracy is the government representing the MAJORITY.....not the MINORITY. (24 years ago, 6-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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Um, I was replying to Scott, if you didn't notice. Scott seems to have the attitude of "screw the minorities" - everything's fine with him, because he's in the majority in the UK. And he seems to think that if he DOES end up in the minority, he can (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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