Hi Platt
On 26 Mar 2002 at 10:58, Platt Holden wrote:
> Hi Horse:
>
> > As far as I'm aware the reason for banning hand
> > guns was to reduce the risk of armed insurrection. The UK government didn't
> > want an armed population. It's as simple as that.
>
> Hitler banned guns for the same reason. This country wants to keep
> the option open for an armed insurrection in case the government
> becomes overtly totalitarian.
Which is probably the only reasonable and acceptable argument for gun ownership. All
the other arguments about self-defense etc. are pure BS.
>
> > > Whether a cause or a correlation, government
> > > programs rarely accomplish what they set out to accomplish and
> > > always impose a cost in loss of freedom.
> >
> > I'd agree with you here and say that the 'war' in Afghanistan (which the US
> > declared) is a prime example.
>
> You might ask the Afghan people about freedom, especially the
> women.
What about the Saudi folk then? Especially the women. Not quite as bad as under the
Taliban but not far off. Will the US use their military might to liberate Saudi women and
bring democracy to Saudi Arabia? And where was all this commitment to Democracy
and Freedom when Indonesia were happily stomping on East Timor.
Horse
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