Re: Guns'n stuff

James J Rovira (jrovira@juno.com)
Sun, 02 May 1999 19:11:33 -0400 (EDT) 

On Sat, 01 May 1999 06:51:36 -0700 depressed@collegemail.com writes:
>
>Some people have been talking about how it would
>not be good if only the government had the guns.
>Well, I live in iceland where nobody has guns except maybe rifles or
>shotguns for hunting.
>Why do ordinary people need guns? If you don't
>like the government, are you gonna go and shoot them? Do you think
>they will shoot you if you
>don't have a gun? Tyranny? Do you really think
>the government goes "Oh, I would like to pass
>this law to raise taxes but I can't because
>so many people have guns, they might not stand
>for it".

Nah, that's not what I'm advocating or describing.  What happens if the
government decides to take away your rights, regardless of the vote,
apart from the passage of laws?  In other words, I'm describing an
extreme situation, one similar to the situation  America's founding
fathers were in.  They recognized the fact that they could only pull off
a successful revolution because they themselves were armed.  So they made
provisions allowing for a future revolution should a future incarnation
of the American government become as oppressive as the government they
threw off.

Given the current nature of American society, I can't imagine this ever
happening.  Not for a minute.  But I still want the option open.  To be
able to defend myself as I see fit with force something comprable to the
force being exercised against me -- if necessary.  I don't own a single
firearm, but I sure don't want anyone else's taken away, if they haven't
demonstrated mental instability and have been otherwise responsible. 

Jim

>The United States has the biggest number of guns
>owned by ordinary people. It's very easy to get
>a gun. The United States also have the highest
>murder and crime rate of western countries.
>Is this a coincidence? Maybe these two facts are
>not at all related, maybe it's like that whole
>big cigarettes-lung-cancer fraud?
>
>Yes, I like ranting on and on. :)
>Finally, a quote from some movie
>whose name I don't remember:
>
>-Guns don't kill people, people kill people
>
>-Yeah, but guns make it oh so much easier.
>
>
>Having said all that, I also think the United
>States are a great 
>
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