Re: 2nd Amendment

[Julia Thompson]

On Thu, 14 Jun 2001, Marvin Long, Jr. wrote:

> Honestly I can't see how gun ownership can be linked to any aspect of
> American life that's fundamentally superior to the lives of people
> living in democratic societies with much tighter gun laws.  Aside from
> the general yee-haw-ness of owning a cool weapon, that is, which I
> agree is pretty cool emotionally...but does that really count?

And if it does, do you really need a *gun* for the yee-haw-ness of owning
a cool weapon?  (Or does the "yee-haw-ness" imply that it's a gun, rather
than some sort of other weapon?)

        Julia

who restricts her weapons ownership to cool *blades*