Re: The Armed Citizen - Missouri

"Some Guy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> "David Hartung" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > "David Lentz" <dlentz10@/*NOSPAM*/rochester.rr.com> wrote in message
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> > > Gun registration is too inherently risky to risk in a free
> > > society.  History has shown that gun registration enables gun
> > > confiscation.  First the state asks you to register our firearms
> > > and then the state takes them.   You can't argue it, because it
> > > has happened too many times.
> > >
> > > The state has no need to know which of her citizens are armed or
> > > not.
> >
> > Thank you sir!
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> Which is the most realistic threat: government tyranny or armed criminals?

Given the history of the 20th Century, the answer is clear....government
tyranny.

> Registration seems like a small thing to ask to reduce armaments in the
> hands of thugs.

Not compared to the threat of tyrannical government.

> Remember, its a democray so the government is supposed to perform the will
> of the people (if people participate). Criminals do us no such favors.

Yep, and the worst criminal is a government that no longer performs the will
of the people.