[Vision2020] self-govenment
Ron Force
rforce@moscow.com
Wed, 14 May 2003 17:10:25 -0700
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The concept of an armed citizenry rolling back the army of a tyrannical
government has been a favorite fantasy of the Rambos of the right-- and to
be perfectly honest, the loonies of the Left in the 70's. The recent
festivities in Iraq should give such true believers pause. Let's face it,
unless you have B-52s and JDAMS, the government has you way outgunned. The
Marines made short work of the fedayeen, and they had mortars and quad
machine guns, neither of which are likely to be on the open market soon.
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Ron Force rforce@moscow.com
Moscow Idaho USA
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<snip> . There is nothing worse than being outgunned.
And of course another argument for high-powered assault rifles is the
defense against the government. Not to bring up conspiracy theories or the
like, but governments in the past have been known to attack their citizens.
I think of Communist governments especially, and the Nazis, and the Turks,
all of whom basically disarmed their citizens over a period of 10 years or
so and then attacked them for purposes of control. The turks killed over
250,000 Kurds after disarming them through mandatory disarmament programs.
The government really has no good reason to regulate concealed weapons, or
to regulate automatic 50 cals as opposed to bolt-action ones. Just punish
those who kill or maim using them. Establish once again the age-old
principle of responsibility for actions. Legislate the action, not the
object.
-joshua nieuwsma
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those who kill or maim using them. Establish once again the age-old =
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