From: Michael S. Lorrey (mike@lorrey.com)
Date: Wed Jun 09 1999 - 07:32:59 MDT
dwayne wrote:
> EWyatt794@aol.com wrote:
>
> > Life is individual. Death is individual. Noone has as much to lose from dying
> > as the person who would be dead. Every person must be free to defend their
> > life. If your neighbors possession of gun(s) bothers you, then perhaps you
> > ought to *get over it*. I'm not willing to let myself be killed, stolen from,
> > wounded, etc, because you feel unsafe due to my gun(s).
>
> My neighbours don't have guns. No one I know has a gun. I live in a
> country where guns are banned. I like it here. I think anyone who wants
> to live in a country where everyone has guns is mad.
So said the sheep to the mountain goat. You do know policemen? Military personnel?
Your government representatives? They all have guns, and are in a position to tell
you how you can live your life. You have no guns, and therefore cannot resist what
they tell you. There is one word to describe such a society: fascism.
> But
> > a peaceful person needs to be free to work to support his life, and he needs
> > to be free to fight to defend it.
>
> No one needs to have weapons to kill people at a distance. The only
> reason to have them is to protect yourself from people who have them.
> Argh, shit, I'm being sucked into this stupid argument again!
Its a matter of you refusing to acknowledge your own blind spots. Who protects you
from the government? From the criminals who do not obey your laws against gun
ownership? Get a new newscaster yet?
--
TANSTAAFL!!!
Michael S. Lorrey
Owner, Lorrey Systems
http://www.lorrey.com
ArtLocate.Com
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Director, Grafton County Fish & Game Assoc.
http://www.lorrey.com/gcfga/
Member, Extropy Institute
http://www.extropy.org
Member, National Rifle Association
http://www.nra.org
"Live Free or Die, Death is not the Worst of Evils."
- General John Stark
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