Re: The 2ed Amendment as a Gun Nuts Wet Dream

Speedbyrd wrote:

> On Tue, 02 Dec 2003 17:44:30 GMT, David Lentz <dlentz10@/*NOSPAM*/rochester.rr.com> wrote:
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> > Speedbyrd wrote:
> >
> > <snip>
> >
> > > > It seems almost unfair to pick on the historically challenged.
> > > > Such is life:
> > > >
> > > >      When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one
> > > > people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them
> > > > with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the
> > > > separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of
> > > > Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of
> > > > mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel
> > > > them to the separation.
> >
> > <snip>
> >
> > > I said that it needs an overhaul.  I still say the same.  We cannot behave ourselves 
> > > with guns.  Therefore,
> > > other alternatives need to be found.
> >
> > I take it as comforting that even a avowed anti like Speed
> > recognizes the sound  constitutional basis for the pro freedom
> > position.   As much as Speed hates gun, he admits that the
> > Constitution is an impediment to his statist dreams.
> >
> > I pose a question, can a citizenry that can not be trusted with a
> > bullet be trusted with a ballot?  I say no.  A ballot is far more
> > dangerous than a bullet.  Governments have killed far more people
> > than bullets have.
> >
> > David
>
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>
> so that makes it ok, I guess!  Sound reasoning to own guns.
>   
>     The Speedbyrd :>

	When individuals own guns we have an occasional tragedy; when governments own 
the guns we have genocide's.

http://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/20TH.HTM  Governments killed four times as many 
of their citizens via murder that the numbers killed in both domestic and 
foreign wars during the 20th century alone.

Pat Hines