Well, take into account the fact that our military is still a volunteer army.
If the members of the military disagreed with what is going on, then who's side will they be on? In a sense, we do have those weapons, the government paid for them and they are owned by the US. > The problem is that your argument doesn't really hold water in today's > society. > > The US government (love it or hate it) is one of the most stable in > world (as are more developed countries). The "threat" from the > government (at least any threat that would require armed response) is so > small that the argument for maintaining sych vigilance is thin indeed. > > I'm also squarely in the camp of the "well regulated militia" - > something that vast, unregulated gun ownership does not gauruntee. > > Also, where should this stop? If we ever have to "defend ourselves from > the government" could we? I would say, no. So, to ensure that we > could, should anybody be allowed to own fully automatic weapons, flame > throwers, grenades, and surface-to-air missles? > > To quote George Carlin: "We're fucked if we ever have to go up against > the army" > > I would also argue that a nation full of scared suburbanites with > firearms is perhaps a key ingrediant for "all breaking loose". > > Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
