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Subject: 
Re: My Gun Control Rant
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date: 
Sun, 7 Jan 2001 18:18:16 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Tim Culberson writes:

Show me a
valid justification for gun registration and maybe I'll calm down a bit.

The valid justification is this:

The government eventually wants a completely disarmed populace.  If they tried
to pass laws that just forbid all guns in Canada, they would be strung up in
the streets.  So they just want to record where all guns are so that when they
go to 'pacify' an area, they will know which houses to pay special attention
to.

I think that there is a moral imperative to own unregistered firearms so that
when you think it's time to join the revolution, you'll be prepared.  (But if
that time never comes, then you're luckier.)

My $.02

Chris



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  Re: My Gun Control Rant
 
(...) _I_ think you are full of the same stuff that farmers spread over fields, if they own cows. :) :). At least, as far as this issue goes. Will this register do anything to stop criminal activity? Yes, it will. Will it do what $300 million worth (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
  Re: My Gun Control Rant
 
(...) I would have brought this up at some point in my debate but it opens up a whole uncharted can-o-worms along with it.....but I do appreciate you willing to dive in :) (24 years ago, 7-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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(...) Fair enough - I agree that it is similar to car registration and whether or not one agrees with car registration is rather irrelevant in the sense that car registration is a relatively old law and the fact that you DO have to register your (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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